Dred Scott first went to trial to sue for his freedom in 1847. Ten years later, after a decade of appeals and court reversals, his case was finally brought before the United States Supreme Court.

The case before the court was that of Dred Scott v. Sanford. Dred Scott, a slave who had lived in the free state of Illinois and the free territory of Wisconsin before moving back to the slave ...

The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) has released new research on Dred and Harriet Scott, an enslaved couple who sued for their freedom. The Scott's case went to the Supreme Court in 1856 ...

Here is my problem: Dred Scott happened, and kids today should learn about it. But why can’t we say, “Nope, that ruling and many other discriminatory laws like it technically don’t exist.