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    • Dred Scott

Dred Scott Newsletter
  • Historic Highlights: Dred Scott case inflamed slavery debate 23 Feb 2026 16:44 GMT

    … to block slavery from territories. Descendants of Dred Scott and others … 39;s decision to deny slave Dred Scott his freedom. (AP file photo… freedom. Blow freed Scott on May 26, 1857. Dred Scott … understand the significance of Dred Scott. “Not enough people …

  • Slavery and the Republic 20 Feb 2026 17:39 GMT

    … Justice Roger Taney in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) … entitled to freedom, lest their possession of slaves make … tolerance and practice of slavery violated their professed principles … Washington, whose attitude towards slavery was gradually evolving, refused …

  • Today in History: March 6, Supreme Court issues Dred Scott decision 16 Feb 2026 18:45 GMT

    … S. Supreme Court, in the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, ruled 7 … for his freedom in federal court; it also ruled that slavery could … deepened the national divide over slavery in the years leading … free state, while banning slavery in the northern portion of …

  • Dred Scott vs Sanford, inflamed slavery debate with Midwest roots 12 Feb 2026 19:04 GMT

    … Supreme Court Decision The Dred Scott Supreme Court decision of … Southern sympathizer and former slave owner. The ruling incensed … for freedom. Blow freed Scott on May 26, 1857. Dred Scott … Americans understand the significance of Dred Scott’s story. “Not …

  • MS NOW's Velshi Whacks Trump For Criticizing SCOTUS, Leaves Out Left Doing Worse 23 Feb 2026 21:35 GMT

    … Supreme Court since the pro-slavery Dred Scott decision from1857. And let…

  • Opinion: Soil, not blood, determines U.S. citizenship 23 Feb 2026 13:26 GMT

    … -caste-like citizenship rules. Sidestepping Dred Scott, Lincoln’s attorney general Edward … had been born to slave mothers or slave fathers who in turn … of American law prohibiting international slave importation. Republicans aimed to make …

  • Why the Supreme Court ruling on tariffs is good news 23 Feb 2026 12:58 GMT

    … horrific Supreme Court Dred Scott decision of 1857 vs. the Civil Rights Act of …

  • Bertrand Russell’s Cancellation and the Ongoing Battle Over Campus Speech 23 Feb 2026 02:29 GMT

    … The boundaries of academic freedom—and the pressures exerted … settled than the Dred Scott case settled the slavery issue.” Eight … “Academic freedom,” he declared, “is freedom to do good, not freedom to … the threat to academic freedom. Support also came from …

  • Students confront St. Louis' slavery legacy as plaque is set to go up near Busch Stadium 23 Jan 2026 13:17 GMT

    … purchased property once owned by Dred Scott’s enslavers, Peter and Henry … hand about the history of slavery and racial injustice. Their … said in a statement: “From Dred Scott's chains that denied … dad's plea for freedom from the MLB reserve clause …

  • Music creating social change: Law professor discusses blues in the Civil Rights era  08 Nov 2025 00:34 GMT

    … minority.”  The Dred Scott case and the Fugitive Slave Laws of the … , Pimentel said, is because freedom of speech is a difficult … other Black artists in the Civil Rights era became incredibly popular … legal reforms but also with freedom of speech.  “The path …

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