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Dred Scott sued his master for his freedom on the grounds that he had been living on free soil for several years. The Supreme Court decided that he was not a citizen and had no legal right to sue.
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African American man and sued for his freedom?
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What African American sued for school integration in the 1950's?
Brown
What was the name of the slave that lived in a free state and sued for his freedom?
Dred Scott.
Who did dred scott sue?
Dred Scott sued his owner Peter Blow for his freedom. He had basis for the suit because of his extended stay in states where slavery was prohibited.
How did the creek and Cherokees Indians try to avoid conflict with the settlers?
The Cherokee Indians were attacked by the Georgia militia and in response they sued the state
African American man and sued for his freedom?
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What happen with dred Scott?
An African American slave who sued for his freedom but was told that African Americans were not citizens under the constitution so they had no rights.
What African American sued for school integration in the 1950's?
Brown
Who was the former slave who sued for his freedom?
Some slave who sued for his freedom
Who was dred Scott and how did he try to win his freedom?
Dred Scott (1795 - September 17, 1858), was an African-American slave in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife and their two daughters in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857, popularly known as "the Dred Scott Decision
Sued for his freedom but lost?
Dred Scott
Can a city be sued?
American cities can be sued
Who was an enslaved person who sued for freedom?
Dred Scott
Who was a slave who sued his owner for freedom?
Dred Scott
Who was the slave that sued for freedom in supreme court?
Dred Scott
Who was the slave that sued for his freedom in the supreme court?
Dred Scott
What slave sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court?
Dred Scott
