The Dred Scott Decision
10 Years of Fighting, and a Life of Dreaming
Have you heard of the African American slave Dred Scott? Dred Scott had a wife and two daughters, who were all slaves too. Maybe you have heard of the Dred Vs. Sanford. Dred Scott fought for his freedom in court, the case was called the Dred Scott Decision. Dred Scott was an African American Slave who fought for the freedom of himself and others.
In his life he faced many challenges and it was definetly rough. Dred Scott was born into Slavery. He was born in about 1799, in Southampton County, Virginia. He was a hard worker and always fought for what he believed in. He died nine months after the Missouri Supreme Court Reversed their decision to grant him freedom. He fought for ten years in court …show more content…
He attempted to buy his freedom. He offered his owners $300 for him and his family to be set free, but he was denied. Back then $300 was the equivalent of $8,000 today. He sued his owners for him and his family to be set free. He lost 7-2 to the Supreme Court Justices. Also, he won his suit in the lower court, but the Missouri Supreme Court Reversed their decision. For ten years the case went through numerous appeals. He sued his master's widow after his master died. Would you have the power to just keep fighting, and pushing through?
Abolitionist friends come running to his rescue. For instance, the blow family who first owned him attended the court cases. For this reason, Peter Blow’s children financially backed up the suit. Scott was leased by the St.Louis County Sheriff. Charles Edmund LaBeaume, who was the County Sheriff, his sister married into the Blow family. Irene Emerson divorced her husband who owned Dred, and married an abolitionist who believed that Dred should be set free, but he never attended the case because of backlash from Pro-Slavery Newspapers.The Blow family really came to Dred’s aid.
Dred Scott was a slave who fought for the freedom of himself and others. Sadly Dred’s freedom was short lived, he died of tuberculosis nine months later. I believe that Dred Scott is an excellent person to study, and a good role model. He has taught me to never give up and keep fighting for what is
Have you heard of the African American slave Dred Scott? Dred Scott had a wife and two daughters, who were all slaves too. Maybe you have heard of the Dred Vs. Sanford. Dred Scott fought for his freedom in court, the case was called the Dred Scott Decision. Dred Scott was an African American Slave who fought for the freedom of himself and others.
In his life he faced many challenges and it was definetly rough. Dred Scott was born into Slavery. He was born in about 1799, in Southampton County, Virginia. He was a hard worker and always fought for what he believed in. He died nine months after the Missouri Supreme Court Reversed their decision to grant him freedom. He fought for ten years in court …show more content…
He attempted to buy his freedom. He offered his owners $300 for him and his family to be set free, but he was denied. Back then $300 was the equivalent of $8,000 today. He sued his owners for him and his family to be set free. He lost 7-2 to the Supreme Court Justices. Also, he won his suit in the lower court, but the Missouri Supreme Court Reversed their decision. For ten years the case went through numerous appeals. He sued his master's widow after his master died. Would you have the power to just keep fighting, and pushing through?
Abolitionist friends come running to his rescue. For instance, the blow family who first owned him attended the court cases. For this reason, Peter Blow’s children financially backed up the suit. Scott was leased by the St.Louis County Sheriff. Charles Edmund LaBeaume, who was the County Sheriff, his sister married into the Blow family. Irene Emerson divorced her husband who owned Dred, and married an abolitionist who believed that Dred should be set free, but he never attended the case because of backlash from Pro-Slavery Newspapers.The Blow family really came to Dred’s aid.
Dred Scott was a slave who fought for the freedom of himself and others. Sadly Dred’s freedom was short lived, he died of tuberculosis nine months later. I believe that Dred Scott is an excellent person to study, and a good role model. He has taught me to never give up and keep fighting for what is