Dred and Harriet Scott sued for their freedom on the same grounds where slaves were once auctioned off on the front steps. The ruling led to the Civil War, which ultimately resulted in the ...

Dred Scott first went to trial to sue for his freedom ... While there, Scott met and married Harriet Robinson, a slave owned by a local justice of the peace. Ownership of Harriet was transferred ...

“In the year 1835, Harriet . . . was the negro slave of Major ... before the federal Dred Scott case got under way. Meanwhile, “master” Emerson had died and his widow had married an ...

Dred Scott, who was born a slave in Missouri, traveled with his master to the free territory of Illinois. As a result, Scott later sued his master for freedom, which the lower courts usually granted.

Dred and Harriet Scott sued for their freedom on the same grounds where slaves were once auctioned off on the front steps. A huge piece of history sits right in downtown St. Louis, and even more ...