Even so, Dred Scott earned independent income. He and Harriet Robinson married, lived together, and formed a family. When the army reassigned Emerson to the South, the Scotts eventually joined him.

Dred Scott first went to trial to sue for his freedom in 1847. ... John Sanford, who lived in New York) were citizens from different states. The main issues for the Supreme Court, ...

Dred Scott was a slave who lived with his owner in the free state of Illinois and the free territory of Wisconsin before moving back to the slave state of Missouri.

Scott, though illiterate, appealed his case to the U.S. Supreme Court, prompting the 1857 hearing that history books describe as "the most memorable trial ever conducted" by the nation's high court.

The US Supreme Court building stands in Washington, DC, on October 3, 2022. - The Supreme Court begins their new term today, and is expected to hear cases addressing a number of issues, including ...

Dred Scott and his wife, Harriet, circa 1857. Photo: Chicago History Museum/Getty Images. ... The two argued that, having lived for a significant time in free states, they could not be re-enslaved.

Dred Scott case decided, March 6, 1857 The verdict in the case, Sanford v. Dred Scott (pictured), written by Chief Justice Roger Taney, inflamed regional feelings over the slavery issue.

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 state of Missouri, ...