Biography Of Dred Scott Vs. Sanford Court Case

Robert Frost once said, “Freedom lies in being bold”. Back in the 1800’s, freedom was not given to everyone. It was not something that Americans could embrace at the time because African Americans were not equal, and they were far from free. They were sold and traded like property so for African Americans to gain freedom, serious action had to take place. Dred Scott took it upon himself to take action. Scott bounced around from state to state with his masters. He sued for his freedom time and time again and brought an enormous amount of attention to this issue. All of Scott’s life was filled with challenges after challenges. Dred Scott’s battle for his freedom was far more than just the court case. One has to acknowledge his life …show more content…
Sanford court case because the north was enraged by the Supreme Court’s ruling. Abraham would eventually be elected as the President of the United State of America. After the election, the south began to secede from the union. Thus, the beginning of the Civil War. All in all, the institution of slavery was eventually abolished in 1865, two years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation (Hewitt, Nancy A., and Steven F. Lawson …show more content…
Moving from state to state, and moving from owner to owner gave him the will and desire he needed to really impact the world as we know it. Scott’s case had many more impacts than most think, because without his case Abraham Lincoln may not have been elected when he did. Slavery could have possibly continued on longer without the help of Dred Scott. The Civil War also seems to be an impact from the famous case of Dred Scott. Without taking a bold stand and fighting tirelessly for his freedom, society could be quite different than the way that it is now. Modern society owes a great deal to Dred