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Dred Scott is born
Dred Scott was born in Southampton County, Virginia. -
Dred Scott first owners and moves
His first owners are Peter and Elizabeth Blow, and they move to St. Louis Michigan. -
Dred Scott second owners
Peter and Elizbeth Blow die, but they sell Scott to John Emerson. (The Date is when Scott is sold.) -
Scott's third owner
Emerson dies and goes to his widow Irene -
Scott first fight for freedom
He sue's Irene and wins in the lower court. -
The Supreme Court
The decision goes to the supreme court and this is where it gets hype -
The Ruling
Scott fails to prove the supreme court that he is a free guy. -
Dred scotts freedom
Scott gets free but dies from tuberculosis