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Event:  Mo Supreme Court Reverses Dred Scott Decision
Category:  African-American Experience, Politics and Government
Brief Description:  IN 1852, the Missouri Supreme Court reversed the 1847 decision of the St. Louis Circuit Court and ruled that Dred Scott was still a slave. The reversal paved the way for scott´s appeal all the way to the u.S. Supreme Court, which upheld the state supreme court.
Year:  1852
Decade:  1850 - 1859
Beginning Date:    1852
Ending Date:    1852

 

 

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