Like many descendants of Africans in the US, Dred was born into slavery. Thinking that the US was a country that had “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” Dred sued his master in order to be set free. After a series of trials, his lawsuit appeared before the Supreme Court, the highest court in the country. In the case of Scott v. Sandford Dred’s freedom was…DENIED! The court ruled that he was not a person but property and therefore not a citizen of the United States as stated by the Declaration of Independence of Thomas Jefferson. This led many people to more increased tensions that would turn into a Civil War. In this photo taken in 1857 we see Dred a few months before he was finally granted freedom and then suddenly died from tuberculosis.QUESTION:
Did you think that Dred had any idea that his case was going to become part of national history? Why did he do it? What message did the Supreme Court send to all abolitionists and slaves when it decided Dred's case?
5 comments:
i believe dred did not think his case would go that far because of the fact that since he was in a free state he was free and they would take his side but that was not the case. They denieded him which send threatening message to all blacks and slaves saying do not mess with the government that even if your free you still not anything or anyone
I dont think that Dred had any idea that his case was going to become part of national history. He just believed on the right for his freedom. He tried fighting for it. Thus, the supreme court denied him freedom. Now, the message that the supreme court sent to all the abolitionists and slaves was that no way there was going to be freedom for African American as much as they would try fighting for it.
I think it was brave of Dred Scott to belive he was a free slave once he hit the south. If i was a slave from the north i would have thought the same. I dont think He thought his case would have been national history. He was Jst fighting for What he thought was right which the supreme court denied.
I have to give praise to Scott because he had the gutts to question authority even worse the judicial system. But I know that he was destroit when his case was denied. All of that trouble to sew your master and you just go straight back to the fields to get wipped. So sad. DRED Scott's case has encouraged other blacks to question what rights they should have. He looks a bit crazy but he is very sane. Rock on Slave.
I leny It was very unfair to start off scott was a real strong man he escaped and the court said that run aways aren`t free cause they are property and slaves had no rights couldn`t do nothing about it scott wanted freedom and it didnt happen till later on.
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