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| Name: |
Dred Scott | | Birth Date: |
1795 | | Death Date: |
September 17, 1858 | | Place of Birth: |
Southampton County, Virginia, United States | | Place of Death: |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Ethnicity: |
African American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
slave, reformer |
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Biography of Dred Scott
394 words, approx. 1 pages
 Dred Scott (1795-1858), in an effort to gain his freedom, waged one of the most important legal battles in the history of the United States. Dred Scott was born a slave in Southampton County, Va. in 1795. Industrious and intelligent, he was employed as...


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Dred Scott Summary
1,984 words, approx. 7 pages Born 1795? Southampton County, Virginia Died September 17, 1858 St. Louis, Missouri Slave who sued unsuccessfully to obtain his freedom The U.S. Supreme Court's controversial ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford increased the hostility between North...
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Dred Scott Information
1,298 words, approx. 4 pages
 Dred Scott (c. 1795 – September 17, 1858) was a slave who sued unsuccessfully for his freedom in the famous Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1856. His case was based on the fact that he and his wife Harriet were slaves, but had lived in states and...




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 The Boston Globe
The lessons of Dred Scott
04/05/2007: 733 words, approx. 2 pages ONE HUNDRED fifty years ago - on March 6, 1857 - the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that haunts us today. In Dred Scott v. Sandford the court found all "negroes," even free ones, exempt from the rights, privileges, and immunities afforded to...
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 Philadelphia Tribune, The
Dred Scott Revisited
12/12/2000: 652 words, approx. 2 pages Philadelphia Tribune, The 12-12-2000 Dred Scott Revisited Critical events in American history have turned on race, from the beginning of this Republic. But when a Black person asks about these racial effects, white America too often turns away, as if embarrassed. Thus,...
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Harvard re-examines Dred Scott decision
4/7/2007: 513 words, approx. 2 pages A century and a half after the Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott decision that no black _ slave or free _ could ever become a U.S. citizen, the case's legacy is still being debated.The fallout from the 1857 decision, which helped spark the...
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 AP Features
New National landmarks in 10 states
4/9/2007: 398 words, approx. 1 pages Three Frank Lloyd Wright structures and nine other sites in 10 states have been designated National Historic Landmarks.The buildings by the famed American architect are the Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, Pa., a glazed glass pyramidal tower built in the 1950s; the Aline Barnsdall...


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