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Dred Scott, American Civil Rights Hero Stock Photo

RMHRKJA6–Dred Scott, American Civil Rights Hero

Dred Scott in 1857 who lost Supreme Court case and was returned to slavery after residing in a free state. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMA8FFN9–Dred Scott in 1857 who lost Supreme Court case and was returned to slavery after residing in a free state. Hand-colored woodcut

RMMKJDKJ–Dred Scott

DRED SCOTT (c 1799-1858) African-American who unsuccessfully sued for his family's freedom in 1857 Stock Photo

RMHRFP60–DRED SCOTT (c 1799-1858) African-American who unsuccessfully sued for his family's freedom in 1857

Pennies adorn the headstone of the grave of Dred Scott, the American slave who sued for his freedom in the years preceding the American Civil War. Stock Photo

RM2EBDRKP–Pennies adorn the headstone of the grave of Dred Scott, the American slave who sued for his freedom in the years preceding the American Civil War.

RMAA0BGA–Dred Scott

. English: Half-length oil on canvas portrait of Dred Scott by Louis Schultze. Title: Oil on Canvas Portrait of Dred Scott . circa 1890 1129 Oil on Canvas Portrait of Dred Scott Stock Photo

RMPB78J4–. English: Half-length oil on canvas portrait of Dred Scott by Louis Schultze. Title: Oil on Canvas Portrait of Dred Scott . circa 1890 1129 Oil on Canvas Portrait of Dred Scott

RMCWB1BJ–Dred Scott (ca. 1795-1858)

USA, Missouri, St Louis, Scott Trial Plaque, Old Courthouse, bronze plaque depicting busts of Dred Scott and wife Harriet Stock Photo

RMAWGKX4–USA, Missouri, St Louis, Scott Trial Plaque, Old Courthouse, bronze plaque depicting busts of Dred Scott and wife Harriet

Eliza and Lizzy, Children of Dred Scott Stock Photo

RMR48FPT–Eliza and Lizzy, Children of Dred Scott

Dred Scott. Harriet, wife of Dred Scott Stock Photo

RMWAT980–Dred Scott. Harriet, wife of Dred Scott

A photograph of Dred Scott, taken around the time of his court case in 1857 Stock Photo

RM2TBR34R–A photograph of Dred Scott, taken around the time of his court case in 1857

The Case of Dred Scott in the United States Supreme Court. A first edition, octavo volume of The Case of Dred Scott in the United States Supreme Court with sewn self-wrappers. Stock Photo

RM2BTWC5F–The Case of Dred Scott in the United States Supreme Court. A first edition, octavo volume of The Case of Dred Scott in the United States Supreme Court with sewn self-wrappers.

St. Louis, United States. 19th June, 2020. The statue of Dred Scott and his wife Harriet Robinson Scott, stand outside of the Old Courthouse as marchers with signs, pass by in St. Louis on Friday, June 19, 2020. Originating in Texas, Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2C3FGE1–St. Louis, United States. 19th June, 2020. The statue of Dred Scott and his wife Harriet Robinson Scott, stand outside of the Old Courthouse as marchers with signs, pass by in St. Louis on Friday, June 19, 2020. Originating in Texas, Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News

RMBTKBYH–Dred Scott (ca. 1795-1858)

Historic St. Louis courthouse where the Dred Scott trial took place. Stock Photo

RMBJRA86–Historic St. Louis courthouse where the Dred Scott trial took place.

Dred and Harriet Scott. He was the subject of a Supreme Court decision that stated that blacks were not US citizens and the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Date: 1857 Stock Photo

RMG3BJED–Dred and Harriet Scott. He was the subject of a Supreme Court decision that stated that blacks were not US citizens and the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Date: 1857

Oil on Canvas Portrait of Dred Scott Stock Photo

RMKDK23H–Oil on Canvas Portrait of Dred Scott

Dred Scott (c. 1799 - September 17, 1858) was an enslaved African American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom. Oil on canvas by Louis Schultze, 1888 Stock Photo

RFMA8B85–Dred Scott (c. 1799 - September 17, 1858) was an enslaved African American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom. Oil on canvas by Louis Schultze, 1888

Dred Scott (1795-1858), was an African-American slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife and their two daughters in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857, known as 'the Dred Scott Decision.' His case was based on the fact that Stock Photo

RMG14TAW–Dred Scott (1795-1858), was an African-American slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife and their two daughters in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857, known as 'the Dred Scott Decision.' His case was based on the fact that

Roger B Taney Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMA8FDG6–Roger B Taney Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. Hand-colored woodcut

A first edition, octavo volume of The Case of Dred Scott in the United States Supreme Court with sewn self-wrappers. The title and publishing information are printed in black ink, centered on the front wrap against a plain background: [The Case / OF / DRED SCOTT / IN THE / UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. / THE FULL DECISION OF / CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY / AND / JUSTICE CURTIS / AND ABSTRACTS OF THE / OPINIONS OF THE OTHER JUDGES; / WITH ANALYSIS OF THE POINTS RULED, AND SOME / CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS. / NEW YORK / GREELEY & McELRATH, TRIBUNE BUILDINGS / 1857. / Price, 25 Cents; $1 for Five Copies; Stock Photo

RM2G4GPMR–A first edition, octavo volume of The Case of Dred Scott in the United States Supreme Court with sewn self-wrappers. The title and publishing information are printed in black ink, centered on the front wrap against a plain background: [The Case / OF / DRED SCOTT / IN THE / UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. / THE FULL DECISION OF / CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY / AND / JUSTICE CURTIS / AND ABSTRACTS OF THE / OPINIONS OF THE OTHER JUDGES; / WITH ANALYSIS OF THE POINTS RULED, AND SOME / CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS. / NEW YORK / GREELEY & McELRATH, TRIBUNE BUILDINGS / 1857. / Price, 25 Cents; $1 for Five Copies;

The political quadrille. Music by Dred Scott, 1860 A.D. Stock Photo

RMDYEE5A–The political quadrille. Music by Dred Scott, 1860 A.D.

RM2EBDRW9–Pennies adorn the headstone of the grave of Dred Scott, the American slave who sued for his freedom in the years preceding the American Civil War.

RMJ3BR46–Dred Scott

Half-length oil on canvas portrait of Dred Scott by Louis Schultze. Title: Oil on Canvas Portrait of Dred Scott . circa 1890. Schultze, Louis Stock Photo

RMMAJR0F–Half-length oil on canvas portrait of Dred Scott by Louis Schultze. Title: Oil on Canvas Portrait of Dred Scott . circa 1890. Schultze, Louis

Dred Scott (1799-1858), an enslaved man, sued for his freedom when he was transported to a non-slave state. An 1857 Supreme Stock Photo

RMCWANHK–Dred Scott (1799-1858), an enslaved man, sued for his freedom when he was transported to a non-slave state. An 1857 Supreme

Now ready: the Dred Scott decision--Opinion of Chief-Justice Roger B. Taney ... Stock Photo

RM2A1M32W–Now ready: the Dred Scott decision--Opinion of Chief-Justice Roger B. Taney ...

Elevated view of dome of Saint Louis Historical Old Courthouse Federal Style architecture built in 1826 and site of Dred Scott Stock Photo

RMAB2CWR–Elevated view of dome of Saint Louis Historical Old Courthouse Federal Style architecture built in 1826 and site of Dred Scott

RM2EBMFY3–Now ready- the Dred Scott decision-Opinion of Chief-Justice Roger B. Taney ...

RM2RM1PPX–A photograph of Dred Scott, taken around the time of his court case in 1857

Engraving of Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Roger B. Taney who ruled on the Dred Scott decision in 1854. Stock Photo

RMGDKAXK–Engraving of Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Roger B. Taney who ruled on the Dred Scott decision in 1854.

St. Louis, United States. 19th June, 2020. The statue of Dred Scott and his wife Harriet Robinson Scott, stand outside of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Friday, June 19, 2020. Originating in Texas, Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2C3FGE7–St. Louis, United States. 19th June, 2020. The statue of Dred Scott and his wife Harriet Robinson Scott, stand outside of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Friday, June 19, 2020. Originating in Texas, Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News

Advertisement for pamphlet of the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision. 1857 Stock Photo

RMCP47MW–Advertisement for pamphlet of the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision. 1857

RMBJRA77–Historic St. Louis courthouse where the Dred Scott trial took place.

Onlookers move in for a closer look at the newly dedicated Dred and Harriet Scott statue, at the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on June 8, 2012. The Dred Scott Decision in 1857, was a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that people of African descent brought into the United States and held as slaves (or their descendants, whether or not they were slaves) were not protected by the Constitution and were not U.S. citizens. The case was argued at the Old Courthouse. UPI/Bill Greenblatt Stock Photo

RMW05TGF–Onlookers move in for a closer look at the newly dedicated Dred and Harriet Scott statue, at the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on June 8, 2012. The Dred Scott Decision in 1857, was a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that people of African descent brought into the United States and held as slaves (or their descendants, whether or not they were slaves) were not protected by the Constitution and were not U.S. citizens. The case was argued at the Old Courthouse. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Annapolis, MD, USA. 16th Aug, 2017. Statue of former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney in front of the Maryland state capitol in Annapolis, Maryland, at night on August 16, 2017. The statue has stood in front of the capitol building since 1872, but earlier in the evening the Maryland State House Trust voted in favor of removing the statue of Taney, a Marylander who was the author of the infamous Dred Scott decision that upheld slavery. Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RMJXRYM4–Annapolis, MD, USA. 16th Aug, 2017. Statue of former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney in front of the Maryland state capitol in Annapolis, Maryland, at night on August 16, 2017. The statue has stood in front of the capitol building since 1872, but earlier in the evening the Maryland State House Trust voted in favor of removing the statue of Taney, a Marylander who was the author of the infamous Dred Scott decision that upheld slavery. Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Live News

St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Old Courthouse, site of Dred Scott Slavery Trial. Stock Photo

RM2X0T297–St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Old Courthouse, site of Dred Scott Slavery Trial.

RMG15G61–Dred Scott (1795-1858), was an African-American slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife and their two daughters in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857, known as 'the Dred Scott Decision.' His case was based on the fact that

Dred Scott and his wife Harriet, circa 1850s Stock Photo

RMR48FPN–Dred Scott and his wife Harriet, circa 1850s

Detail of the dome of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis, MO, part of Gateway Arch National Park and site of the Dred Scott civil rights case. Stock Photo

RF2AF9DPT–Detail of the dome of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis, MO, part of Gateway Arch National Park and site of the Dred Scott civil rights case.

Looking up at the Old Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri. The Old Courthouse was the site of the first two trials of the pivotal Dred Scott case. Stock Photo

RF2M0K1AX–Looking up at the Old Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri. The Old Courthouse was the site of the first two trials of the pivotal Dred Scott case.

RM2EBDT4Y–Pennies adorn the headstone of the grave of Dred Scott, the American slave who sued for his freedom in the years preceding the American Civil War.

This 1888 illustration shows the Panic of 1857, started by failure of NYC branch of Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company. Stock Photo

RFBEECRR–This 1888 illustration shows the Panic of 1857, started by failure of NYC branch of Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company.

From Century Magazine, 34:208 (June, 1887), detail of original published in Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper, 27 June 1857. Title: Harriet Scott. 'Harriet, wife of Dred Scott'. . 1857. Holcomb after J.H. Fitzgibbon Stock Photo

RMMAJ0M8–From Century Magazine, 34:208 (June, 1887), detail of original published in Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper, 27 June 1857. Title: Harriet Scott. 'Harriet, wife of Dred Scott'. . 1857. Holcomb after J.H. Fitzgibbon

The Dred Scott family on the front page FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, on June 27, 1857. From 1846-1857, Scott waged a Stock Photo

RMCWBPKX–The Dred Scott family on the front page FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, on June 27, 1857. From 1846-1857, Scott waged a

St Louis Missouri downtown Gateway to The West Arch and Old Court House where the Dred Scott Case happened Stock Photo

RMAH95FD–St Louis Missouri downtown Gateway to The West Arch and Old Court House where the Dred Scott Case happened

Dome of Saint Louis Historical Old Courthouse Federal Style architecture built in 1826 and site of Dred Scott slave decision S Stock Photo

RFAB27DM–Dome of Saint Louis Historical Old Courthouse Federal Style architecture built in 1826 and site of Dred Scott slave decision S

Harriet Scott. Harriet, wife of Dred Scott Stock Photo

RMKEEMDT–Harriet Scott. Harriet, wife of Dred Scott

. Historical and legal examination of that part of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Dred Scott case, which declares the unconstitutionality of the Missouri Compromise Act, and the self-extension of the Constitution to territories, carrying slavery along with it : with an appendix ... . DECI DRED SCOTT CASE, WHICH DECLARES THE UJfCONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE ACT, AND THE SELF-EXTEI^SIOJ^ OF THE COXSTITUTIOi^ TO TERRITORIES, CARRYING SLAVERY ALONG WITH IT. 6itit| mx ^jjpiife, CONTAINING ! I. The Debates in the Senate in Maech, 1849, between Mb. Webste Stock Photo

RM2CHCXXW–. Historical and legal examination of that part of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Dred Scott case, which declares the unconstitutionality of the Missouri Compromise Act, and the self-extension of the Constitution to territories, carrying slavery along with it : with an appendix ... . DECI DRED SCOTT CASE, WHICH DECLARES THE UJfCONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE ACT, AND THE SELF-EXTEI^SIOJ^ OF THE COXSTITUTIOi^ TO TERRITORIES, CARRYING SLAVERY ALONG WITH IT. 6itit| mx ^jjpiife, CONTAINING ! I. The Debates in the Senate in Maech, 1849, between Mb. Webste

The historic Old Courthouse site Dred Scott decision in downtown St Louis Mo Has fountains running red during 2011 World Series Stock Photo

RFD9XJBX–The historic Old Courthouse site Dred Scott decision in downtown St Louis Mo Has fountains running red during 2011 World Series

Gateway Arch National Park, in downtown St. Louis, MO. The park commemorates the Louisiana Purchase, the Dred Scott case, and the first civil government west of the Mississippi Rivier. Stock Photo

RMPF978X–Gateway Arch National Park, in downtown St. Louis, MO. The park commemorates the Louisiana Purchase, the Dred Scott case, and the first civil government west of the Mississippi Rivier.

The Dred Scott family on the front page FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, on June 27, 1857. From 1846-1857, Scott waged a long legal battle for his freedom, which he lost with the infamous Supreme Court ruling of on March 6, 1857. Fortunately, benefactors purchased the family's freedom on May 26, 1857. Stock Photo

RMBTKF2W–The Dred Scott family on the front page FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, on June 27, 1857. From 1846-1857, Scott waged a long legal battle for his freedom, which he lost with the infamous Supreme Court ruling of on March 6, 1857. Fortunately, benefactors purchased the family's freedom on May 26, 1857.

Old courthouse in downtown St. Louis, Missouri which was site of Dred Scott trial Stock Photo

RMBJR833–Old courthouse in downtown St. Louis, Missouri which was site of Dred Scott trial

Dred Scott Madison, great-great grandson and Lynne Jackson the great-great grandaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott, pull the cover off of a statue of their relatives during a dedication ceremony at the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on June 8, 2012. Dred Scott Decision in 1857, was a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that people of African descent brought into the United States and held as slaves (or their descendants, whether or not they were slaves) were not protected by the Constitution and were not U.S. citizens. The case was argued at the Old Courthouse. UPI/Bill Greenblatt Stock Photo

RMW05TGE–Dred Scott Madison, great-great grandson and Lynne Jackson the great-great grandaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott, pull the cover off of a statue of their relatives during a dedication ceremony at the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on June 8, 2012. Dred Scott Decision in 1857, was a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that people of African descent brought into the United States and held as slaves (or their descendants, whether or not they were slaves) were not protected by the Constitution and were not U.S. citizens. The case was argued at the Old Courthouse. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

ROGER BROOKE TANEY (1777-1864) fifth Chief Justice of the United States about 1860 Stock Photo

RMD600JH–ROGER BROOKE TANEY (1777-1864) fifth Chief Justice of the United States about 1860

St. Louis, United States. 19th June, 2021. The statue of Dred and Harriet Scott sits outside of the Old Courthouse on Juneteenth in St. Louis on Saturday, June 19, 2021. Juneteenth, now a federal holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas ''' two months after the Confederacy had surrendered. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2G4A02F–St. Louis, United States. 19th June, 2021. The statue of Dred and Harriet Scott sits outside of the Old Courthouse on Juneteenth in St. Louis on Saturday, June 19, 2021. Juneteenth, now a federal holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas ''' two months after the Confederacy had surrendered. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News

Advertisement for a pamphlet of the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision. In March of 1857, the United States Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, declared that all blacks, slaves as well as free, were not and could never become citizens of Stock Photo

RMG15K2R–Advertisement for a pamphlet of the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision. In March of 1857, the United States Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, declared that all blacks, slaves as well as free, were not and could never become citizens of

St. Louis, United States. 08th June, 2020. Marchers listen to speakers outside of the Old Courthouse near the statue of Dred and Harriet Scott, during a march for Black lives lost and against the deeply rooted inequities in the criminal legal system, in St. Louis on Monday, June 8, 2020. The group made up of students, attorneys and public defenders, marched from the Court of Appeals to the Federal Courthouse then onto the Old Courthouse. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2BY02PJ–St. Louis, United States. 08th June, 2020. Marchers listen to speakers outside of the Old Courthouse near the statue of Dred and Harriet Scott, during a march for Black lives lost and against the deeply rooted inequities in the criminal legal system, in St. Louis on Monday, June 8, 2020. The group made up of students, attorneys and public defenders, marched from the Court of Appeals to the Federal Courthouse then onto the Old Courthouse. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News

RM2AF9DPP–Detail of the dome of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis, MO, part of Gateway Arch National Park and site of the Dred Scott civil rights case.

Dred and Harriet Scott Memorial statue at Old Courthouse in Saint Louis, MO Stock Photo

RMR76FGX–Dred and Harriet Scott Memorial statue at Old Courthouse in Saint Louis, MO

RM2EBDRP8–Pennies adorn the headstone of the grave of Dred Scott, the American slave who sued for his freedom in the years preceding the American Civil War.

RMWAT98K–Dred Scott. Harriet, wife of Dred Scott

1756 Tombstone of David N. Hall, lawyer of Dred Scott freedom suit, and wife Sarah C. Smith Stock Photo

RMPB83DX–1756 Tombstone of David N. Hall, lawyer of Dred Scott freedom suit, and wife Sarah C. Smith

RMCWB1BG–Dred Scott (ca. 1795-1858)

RMAH9602–St Louis Missouri downtown Gateway to The West Arch and Old Court House where the Dred Scott Case happened

Elevated view of Saint Louis Historical Old Courthouse Federal Style architecture built in 1826 and site of Dred Scott slave de Stock Photo

RFAB27DW–Elevated view of Saint Louis Historical Old Courthouse Federal Style architecture built in 1826 and site of Dred Scott slave de

Mentions that his sister, Irene, is to marry Dr. Emerson. [Dr. Charles Emerson, owner of Dred Scott]. Title: Letter signed John F.A. Sanford, Saint Louis City, to Pierre Chouteau, Jr., February 5, 1838 . 5 February 1838. Sanford, John F. A. Stock Photo

RMMAKGDR–Mentions that his sister, Irene, is to marry Dr. Emerson. [Dr. Charles Emerson, owner of Dred Scott]. Title: Letter signed John F.A. Sanford, Saint Louis City, to Pierre Chouteau, Jr., February 5, 1838 . 5 February 1838. Sanford, John F. A.

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Upright stone tombstone of David N. Hall (d. March 29, 1851), lawyer of Dred Scott freedom suit, and his wife Sarah C. Smith (1823-1849) Title: Tombstone of David N. Hall, lawyer of Dred Scott freedom suit, and wife Sarah C. Smith . 1849. Kent Fulle Stock Photo

RMMAKG95–Upright stone tombstone of David N. Hall (d. March 29, 1851), lawyer of Dred Scott freedom suit, and his wife Sarah C. Smith (1823-1849) Title: Tombstone of David N. Hall, lawyer of Dred Scott freedom suit, and wife Sarah C. Smith . 1849. Kent Fulle

RMPF976M–Gateway Arch National Park, in downtown St. Louis, MO. The park commemorates the Louisiana Purchase, the Dred Scott case, and the first civil government west of the Mississippi Rivier.

Dred Scott (1799-1858), an enslaved man, sued for his freedom when he was transported to a non-slave state. An 1857 Supreme Court decision ruled against him, declaring he, as a slave, possessed “no rights which any white man was bound to respect.” The decision was critical in pushing the country toward Civil War. Modern painting after Louis Schultze portr Stock Photo

RMBTK6HN–Dred Scott (1799-1858), an enslaved man, sued for his freedom when he was transported to a non-slave state. An 1857 Supreme Court decision ruled against him, declaring he, as a slave, possessed “no rights which any white man was bound to respect.” The decision was critical in pushing the country toward Civil War. Modern painting after Louis Schultze portr

RMBJR7X3–Historic St. Louis courthouse where the Dred Scott trial took place.

Pencil drawing 'Looking Eastward from Our Window' by A.B. Greene. Greene was a late 19th century commercial artist from St. Louis who specialized in ink and pencil drawings of architecture, landscapes, and portraits. This drawing depicts a view looking eastward out a window of the Barnum's Hotel, famous for being the first 'skyscraper' in St. Louis and also for employing Dred Scott as a porter two months after his new owners decided to free him in 1857. Title: Pencil Drawing 'Looking Eastward from Our Window' by A.B. Greene . 22 June 1873. Greene, A.B. Stock Photo

RMMAKJ2A–Pencil drawing 'Looking Eastward from Our Window' by A.B. Greene. Greene was a late 19th century commercial artist from St. Louis who specialized in ink and pencil drawings of architecture, landscapes, and portraits. This drawing depicts a view looking eastward out a window of the Barnum's Hotel, famous for being the first 'skyscraper' in St. Louis and also for employing Dred Scott as a porter two months after his new owners decided to free him in 1857. Title: Pencil Drawing 'Looking Eastward from Our Window' by A.B. Greene . 22 June 1873. Greene, A.B.

Vintage portrait of American slave Dred Scott (1795 - 1858). Stock Photo

RMCP38DD–Vintage portrait of American slave Dred Scott (1795 - 1858).

Tombstone of David N. Hall, lawyer of Dred Scott freedom suit, and wife Sarah C. Smith Stock Photo

RMKE4EF9–Tombstone of David N. Hall, lawyer of Dred Scott freedom suit, and wife Sarah C. Smith

RF2RFN53E–Dred Scott, American Civil Rights Hero

St. Louis, United States. 08th Oct, 2023. A 9-foot-tall black granite monument has been designed for Dred Scott in Calvery Cemetery in St. Louis on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Lynne Jackson, who is the founder and president of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, is honoring her relatives with the new monument Dred and wife Harriet who in 1846, filed their freedom suits in St. Louis Old Courthouse. After 11 years of waiting the U.S. Supreme Court decided that enslaved black people were not U.S. citizens. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2T0769P–St. Louis, United States. 08th Oct, 2023. A 9-foot-tall black granite monument has been designed for Dred Scott in Calvery Cemetery in St. Louis on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Lynne Jackson, who is the founder and president of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, is honoring her relatives with the new monument Dred and wife Harriet who in 1846, filed their freedom suits in St. Louis Old Courthouse. After 11 years of waiting the U.S. Supreme Court decided that enslaved black people were not U.S. citizens. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News

RM2AF9DPR–Detail of the dome of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis, MO, part of Gateway Arch National Park and site of the Dred Scott civil rights case.

RMR76FH5–Dred and Harriet Scott Memorial statue at Old Courthouse in Saint Louis, MO

St. Louis, United States. 04th Oct, 2023. Lynne Jackson, the great-great granddaughter of Dred Scott, sits near the 9-foot-tall black granite monument she designed in Calvery Cemetery in St. Louis on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Jackson, who is the founder and president of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, is honoring her relatives Dred and wife Harriet who in 1846, filed their freedom suits in St. Louis Old Courthouse. After 11 years of waiting the U.S. Supreme Court decided that enslaved black people were not U.S. citizens. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2T076A7–St. Louis, United States. 04th Oct, 2023. Lynne Jackson, the great-great granddaughter of Dred Scott, sits near the 9-foot-tall black granite monument she designed in Calvery Cemetery in St. Louis on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Jackson, who is the founder and president of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, is honoring her relatives Dred and wife Harriet who in 1846, filed their freedom suits in St. Louis Old Courthouse. After 11 years of waiting the U.S. Supreme Court decided that enslaved black people were not U.S. citizens. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News

The political quadrille. Music by Dred Scott Stock Photo

RM2A4DEEY–The political quadrille. Music by Dred Scott

The historic Old Courthouse, site of the Dred Scott decision, in downtown St. Louis, Mo. Has fountains running red during the 2011 World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team Stock Photo

RMF7M12H–The historic Old Courthouse, site of the Dred Scott decision, in downtown St. Louis, Mo. Has fountains running red during the 2011 World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team

RMCWB974–Advertisement for pamphlet of the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision. 1857

RMWAT1KJ–Dred Scott. Harriet, wife of Dred Scott

USA, Missouri, St. Louis. Gateway Arch over the Dred Scott Building Stock Photo

RMR3YP18–USA, Missouri, St. Louis. Gateway Arch over the Dred Scott Building

Visit to Dred Scott - his family - incidents of his life - decision of the Supreme Court Stock Photo

RM2A577J3–Visit to Dred Scott - his family - incidents of his life - decision of the Supreme Court

Abraham Lincoln . t judicial tribunal^gg^^ of the nation, was prepared to make a decision in a case affectingthe rights of slave-holders under the Constitution; but Mr. Bu-chanan thought it best to insert another sentence in his address. Itwas the expression of a hope that the decision would forever settle avery vexatious question. Two days passed, and Roger B. Taney, ofMaryland, Chief-justice, startled the people by what he had to say con-cerning two slaves. Dred Scott and his wife Harriet were owned byDr. Emerson, of St. Louis. He was a surgeon in the army. He tookthem to Rock Island, in Iow Stock Photo

RM2AX45HX–Abraham Lincoln . t judicial tribunal^gg^^ of the nation, was prepared to make a decision in a case affectingthe rights of slave-holders under the Constitution; but Mr. Bu-chanan thought it best to insert another sentence in his address. Itwas the expression of a hope that the decision would forever settle avery vexatious question. Two days passed, and Roger B. Taney, ofMaryland, Chief-justice, startled the people by what he had to say con-cerning two slaves. Dred Scott and his wife Harriet were owned byDr. Emerson, of St. Louis. He was a surgeon in the army. He tookthem to Rock Island, in Iow

Cover Sheet Summarizing Disposition of the Dred Scott Case by the U.S. Supreme Court; Scope and content: Chief Justice Roger B. Taney read the majority opinion of the Court, which stated that black people were not citizens of the United States and, therefore, could not expect any protection from the federal government or the courts; the opinion also stated that Congress had no authority to ban slavery from a federal territory. The decision was overturned by the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution, which abolish slavery and declare all persons born in the United States to be citizens. Stock Photo

RMW64CE3–Cover Sheet Summarizing Disposition of the Dred Scott Case by the U.S. Supreme Court; Scope and content: Chief Justice Roger B. Taney read the majority opinion of the Court, which stated that black people were not citizens of the United States and, therefore, could not expect any protection from the federal government or the courts; the opinion also stated that Congress had no authority to ban slavery from a federal territory. The decision was overturned by the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution, which abolish slavery and declare all persons born in the United States to be citizens.

Visit to Dred Scott - his family - incidents of his life - decision of the Supreme Court LCCN2002707034 Stock Photo

RMM7C89C–Visit to Dred Scott - his family - incidents of his life - decision of the Supreme Court LCCN2002707034

RMBTKBYF–Dred Scott (ca. 1795-1858)

RMBJR9YE–Historic St. Louis courthouse where the Dred Scott trial took place.

The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum Baltimore MD Stock Photo

RMPRJW1N–The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum Baltimore MD

Justice Roger B. Taney, Supreme Court, U.S. Created between 1860-64. By Mathew Brady. Stock Photo

RM2TBR381–Justice Roger B. Taney, Supreme Court, U.S. Created between 1860-64. By Mathew Brady.

Roger Brooke Taney statue Baltimore MD Stock Photo

RMG2AWYA–Roger Brooke Taney statue Baltimore MD

Lithograph entitled: 'The political quadrille. Music by Dred Scott.' A general parody on the 1860 presidential contest, highlighting the impact of the Dred Scott decision on the race. That controversial decision, handed down in 1857 by Chief Justice Roger Stock Photo

RMG15K2T–Lithograph entitled: 'The political quadrille. Music by Dred Scott.' A general parody on the 1860 presidential contest, highlighting the impact of the Dred Scott decision on the race. That controversial decision, handed down in 1857 by Chief Justice Roger

The dome of the Old Courthouse in St Louis Stock Photo

RF2N0DA8F–The dome of the Old Courthouse in St Louis

RFAB27DN–Elevated view of dome of Saint Louis Historical Old Courthouse Federal Style architecture built in 1826 and site of Dred Scott

RMR76FG9–Dred and Harriet Scott Memorial statue at Old Courthouse in Saint Louis, MO

St. Louis, United States. 04th Oct, 2023. Lynne Jackson, the great-great granddaughter of Dred Scott, looks over the 9-foot-tall black granite monument she designed in Calvery Cemetery in St. Louis on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Jackson, who is the founder and president of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, is honoring her relatives Dred and wife Harriet who in 1846, filed their freedom suits in St. Louis Old Courthouse. After 11 years of waiting the U.S. Supreme Court decided that enslaved black people were not U.S. citizens. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2T076AD–St. Louis, United States. 04th Oct, 2023. Lynne Jackson, the great-great granddaughter of Dred Scott, looks over the 9-foot-tall black granite monument she designed in Calvery Cemetery in St. Louis on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Jackson, who is the founder and president of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, is honoring her relatives Dred and wife Harriet who in 1846, filed their freedom suits in St. Louis Old Courthouse. After 11 years of waiting the U.S. Supreme Court decided that enslaved black people were not U.S. citizens. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News

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