By Jane O’Shea for Newsbreak

The Slave Who Changed History

Born into slavery and moved constantly across a chaotic nation, Dred Scott’s life drifted on the currents of shifting laws, military posts, and bitterly contested ideas about freedom. Long before his name arrived in the Supreme Court, Scott’s life showed how slavery operated across borders, territories, and jurisdictions. His story is best followed as a chain of relocations, ownership changes, and legal decisions.

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