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c. 1795-1858

Who Was Dred Scott?

Dred Scott was born into slavery sometime around 1795 and made history decades later by launching a legal battle to gain his freedom.

Scott and his family had spent time in two free states while working for their owner John Emerson.

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After Emerson died, Scott tried and failed to buy freedom for himself and his family. He took his case to the Missouri courts, where he won, only to have the decision overturned. Scott’s federal case wound up at the U.S. Supreme Court.

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The court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford was handed down on March 6, 1857, and also denied Scott’s freedom. The extremely controversial event was a precursor for Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil War.

Scott died in his 60s in 1858, prior to either event.

Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Dred Scott
BORN: circa 1795
DIED: September 17, 1858
BIRTHPLACE: Southampton County, Virginia
SPOUSE: Harriet Robinson (1836-1858)
CHILDREN: Eliza, Lizzie,