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 ...

Dred Scott first went to trial to sue for his freedom in 1847. Ten years later, after a decade of appeals and court reversals, his case was finally brought before the United States Supreme Court.

Researchers found nearly 300 similar suits between 1814 and 1860, and more than a third of these people achieved their ...

The National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA) has cited the infamous 1857 Dred Scott Supreme Court decision, which stated that enslaved people weren’t citizens, to argue that Vice ...

One of the historic building's four first-floor galleries will now focus on how the infamous Dred Scott case was a product of its time and how it still resonates today.

ST. LOUIS – FOX 2 continues its honoring of the Black History Series, reflecting on the stories of those who shaped the nation’s history. Lynne Jackson, the great-great-granddaughter of Dred ...

The site's history as the location of the first two trials of Dred and Harriet Scott's fight for freedom will be incorporated into the park upon its relaunch. “The Old Courthouse has been the ...

Lynne Jackson, the great-great-granddaughter of Dred Scott, is working to keep his legacy alive. Jackson is also the founder of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation. A 9-foot-tall monument stands in ...