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mar 6, 1857 - Dred Scott Decision

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The case before the court was that of Dred Scott v. Sanford. Dred Scott, a slave who had lived in the free state of Illinois and the free territory of Wisconsin before moving back to the slave state of Missouri, had appealed to the Supreme Court in hopes of being granted his freedom.

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mar 6, 1857
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~ 169 years ago