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DRED SCOTT VS. SANDFORD
The Dred Scott Decision was a landmark decision made by the Supreme Court that had ruled slaves as property. It had clarified to that slaves that slaves were not citizens and that they do not have any rights.
PLAINTIFF: DRED SCOTT
Dred Scott was born on 1795 in Southampton, Va. He was sold to John Emerson, an army physician. Scott had lived with his master for several years in a state that had prohibited slavery. After his master's death he had tried and win his freedom, and his fight had lasted ten years, going from one court to another, all the way to the Supreme Court.
DEFENDANTS
Irene Emerson
Irene Emerson is the widow of John Emerson, Dred Scott's owner.
J.F.A. Sandford
John Sandford is the brother of Irene Emerson. He is a citizen of New York.
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