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Dred Scott was a slave who tried to sue for his freedom in the 1800s. The court ruled against him, deciding that slaves were property, not people. Dred Scott should be remembered as a man who believed in independence and freedom before the rest of the country caught up.
The lyrics came from "Defence of Fort M'Henry", a poem written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key.
Historians estimate Dred Scott was born in Virginia around 1799. Unfortunately, due to the conditions of slavery, there are no known records identifying Scott's birth parents, or any information regarding his early life.
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The Dred Scott Decision was a ruling that people of African descent who were brought to the US as slaves (and their descendants) would not be protected by the Constitution and could never be American citizens.
Scott Joplins
Scott Joplins
Scott Joplin WAS the composer.
Scott Joplin was born on November 24, 1868.
Scott Joplin's first wife was Belle Hayden
Ragtime and 1902
Voted "King of Ragtime"
Because he a great composer .
Her name was Florence Givens. She was a freeborn woman from Kentucky.
The film The Sting used several of his compositions
Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer and The Rag Time Dance
He is buried in a Catholic cemetery, and a crucifix hung in his home. Catholic? I don't really know, but many, if not all of his close friends were Catholic.