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The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation was founded in June 2006. Its first project was to plan the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision. The foundation has undertaken several projects to ensure that Harriet Scott's legacy is preserved alongside Dred's. [26]
Dred Scott (c. 1799 – September 17, 1858) was an enslaved African American man who, along with his wife, Harriet, unsuccessfully sued for the freedom of themselves and their two daughters, Eliza and Lizzie, in the Dred Scott v.
The 1857 Dred Scott v Sandford decision came after Dred Scott, an enslaved Black man, sued for his freedom alongside his wife Harriet in St Louis Circuit Court in 1846.
One of them, named Harriet Robinson, married Dred Scott. As Justice of the Peace in the territories, Taliaferro officiated the marriage of Scott and Robinson, which many historians believe gave additional credence to the Scotts' claim to freedom. Taliaferro gave Harriet to Scott's enslaver so that the couple could live together as husband and wife.
According to archives.gov: “In 1846, an enslaved Black man named Dred Scott and his wife, Harriet, sued for their freedom in St. Louis Circuit Court. They claimed that they were free due to ...
In addition to sharing the history of westward expansion in the U.S., the park pays tribute to Dred and Harriet Scott, who, along with hundreds of other enslaved people, fought for their freedom ...
Harriet Scott (footballer) (born 1993), Irish footballer Harriet Robinson Scott (1820–1876), African American abolitionist wife of Dred Scott Harriet Morgan (née Scott, 1830–1907) Australian natural history illustrator
While enslaved at Fort Snelling, Harriet Robinson Scott married Dred Scott, in a ceremony officiated by Taliaferro that would later give credence to the Scotts' suite for freedom. [5] Colonel Snelling's health began to decline in early 1826, and the prescribed treatment of opium and brandy accelerated his alcoholism.