Dred Scott and the Road to Freedom
Atualizado 2 mar 2020
The Who, What, When, Where, and Why of the Infamous Dred Scott Decision
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Created byMollie Corbett
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Moved to Huntsville, AL with 1st owner Peter BlowMoved to St. Louis, MO with 1st owner Peter BlowSold to army surgeon John Emerson and moved to IL and then Fort Snelling in WI territoryMet and married fellow slave Harriet Robinson in a rare civil ceremonyMove to Louisiana with owner EmersonReturned to WI with EmersonReturned to St. Louis with EmersonEmerson marries Irene Sanford in LAEmerson dies, Irene returns to St. Louis with slavesDred and Harriet file sep lawsuits for freed in St Louis Circuit CourtLost case on technicality and granted a retrialWon St Louis Circuit Court case and their freedomLost Irene's MO Supreme Court appeal and became slaves againScott filed a federal lawsuit with US Cicruit Court, MO districtLost federal case in District of MOScott appealed to the US Supreme CourtScott v. Sanford Supreme Court trial beginsInfamous Dred Scott DecisionFinal owner Taylor Blow frees Dred and his entire familyScott dies of tuberculosis, a free man, about 59 years oldEmanicpation ProclamationCongress passes the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in the United StatesPeríodos
The lifespan of Mr. Dred Scott
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