Dred Scott - United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)Scott
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Dred Scott
Sam Scott
Birthplace
Southampton County, Virginia, U.S.
Died
Nationality
American
Dred Scott
decision majority ruling by Supreme Court that a slave is property and not a U.S. citizen (1857). [Am. Hist.: Payton, 203]See: Injustice
Dred Scott
Related to Dred Scott: John Brown, Dred Scott v. Sandford
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Synonyms for Dred Scott
noun United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state
Dred Scott - United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)