Dred Scott 1799-1858, An Enslaved Man is a photograph by Everett which was uploaded on January 20th, 2013.
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Dred Scott 1799-1858, An Enslaved Man
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Everett
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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
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January 20th, 2013
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