The 1828–1864 courthouse beneath the Gateway Arch where Dred and Harriet Scott first sued for their freedom in 1847 and won in 1850, before the Supreme Court took it away.
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A freedom suit that helped set the country on the road to civil war.
Nearby in Missouri
Missouri State Capitol
Jefferson City, MO
Gateway Arch
St. Louis, MO
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library
Independence, MO
Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum
Hannibal, MO
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
St. Louis, MO
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St. Louis, MO