Publisher:
St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis County Library, 2010. First Edition.:
Quarto, paperbound (stiff, slick, full-color illustrated green wrappers), xvi + 173 pp. Near-Fine, with former-owner inscription and slight rumple to upper cover. From lower cover: Dred Scott, a St. Louis slave, used for his freedom in 1846. He based his suit on the time he lived with his slave owner in free territory. On 6 March 1857, the U. S. Supreme Court handed down the Dred Scott decision denying him and his family their freedom. Reaction to this historic decision pushed the country a step closer to the Civil War. The decision had tremendous impact on the country, but how did thei...
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