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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 …
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‘They Wanted a Trophy’: Minnesota Activists Reflect on Arrests
16 Feb 2026 10:32 GMT
… freedom in 1843. The Supreme Court ruled in its 1857 Dred Scott … back to at least the Civil Rights era, and was used … alongside Nekima Levy Armstrong, a civil rights attorney, founder of the Racial … by legal experts and press freedom advocates as a baseless …
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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 …
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Hegseth Vows to Keep up Kelly Retribution Crusade
14 Feb 2026 19:09 GMT
… at history going back to Dred Scott, going back to the reconstruction … a very obvious assault on freedom of speech. But, from another …
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Dred Scott ruling denied Black citizenship, fueled white supremacy
06 Nov 2025 11:09 GMT
… tensions over slavery, Dred Scott’s obscure “freedom suit” took … , effectively reversed Dred Scott by abolishing slavery (except as … Americans.
Fleeting freedom for Dred Scott
Soon after Dred Scott, descendants … Marshall, the great civil rights lawyer who in …
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of Feb. 14
13 Feb 2026 21:10 GMT
… Lehman for a presentation titled “Slavery in Minnesota and Its Ties … , including the impact of the Dred Scott case and St. Louis steamboat …
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Building a bigger table for learning from history
13 Feb 2026 18:16 GMT
… of Justice opened a civil rights investigation into Pretti’s … the charge for independence and freedom from British tyranny; the … year-old slave laws and saw the landmark Dred Scott Supreme Court … 20th century women and civil rights activists who marched and …
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Mystal Calls Judge Roberts 'Biggest Enemy' of Blacks Since Dred Scott
20 Oct 2025 02:57 GMT
… Supreme Court since the pro-slavery Dred Scott decision from the 1850s.
His … Roger Taney, who authored the Dred Scott decision.
He then took a … Roger Taney, who authored the Dred Scott decision.
Now, white media generally …
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Cheering on a Girl Named Becky (Part 2)
13 Feb 2026 06:30 GMT
… year involving the right and freedom of transgender girls and women … executive order attacking the rights, freedom, and dignity of transgender Americans … of judicial ignorance epitomized by Dred Scott.
Even more chillingly, 20th century …
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A 168-Year-Old Question Still Worth Asking
12 Feb 2026 21:42 GMT
… Supreme Court issued the Dred Scott decision in March 1857, … in delineating its implications. Slavery had become ever more … for fear of offending slaveholders; antislavery publications were barred … and violences of the Slave Power,” Quincy wrote. …