Dred Scott: An Important Person In The Supreme Court's History

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Dred Scott was a important person in America and in the Supreme Court's history. He helped push America towards what's right and the Civil War.
Dred Scott was born sometime in 1795 and was born into slavery. He had a brother and a father and mother. His family and him were owned by Peter Blow. They had moved to Huntsville, Alabama, then St. Louis, Missouri. Peter Blow died in 1830. His death lead to Scott being sold to a U.S army doctor named Dr. Emerson. He and his owner for sometimes kept moving between states, they finally settled in St. Louis, Missouri. He met a young girl by the name of Harriet Robinson. They got married. Dr. Emerson then soon died and Dred Scott did not know what to do. Neither Harriet and Dred were mentioned in Dr.

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