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°Returned to St. Louis
°When Dr. Emerson died, Scott sued the family for his freedom on the grounds that since he was working on free territory, he is a free slave
May 26, 1857
Taylor Blow went back to court and formally granted Dred Scott, his wife Harriet and their two daughters, Lizzie and Eliza free.
Scott died the following year to TB and his wife two years later.
°Congress cannot create laws on slavery in territories
°Black people, freed or enslaved, are not citizens
°Slaves are not allowed to sue in court because they are not citizens
°Dred Scott, regardless of now living on free soil, was still under the ownership of Blow’s children
°Therefore, Scott stayed enslaved
°Original name was Sam, but changed it to Dred after his brother died
°Born a Virginian Slave to Peter Blow and his family
°After Peter died, the Blow plantation started to fail and the family had no choice but to sell Dred to Dr. John Emerson, an army surgeon.