Harriet Robinson Scott

Harriet Robinson Scott was an African American woman born into slavery in Virginia who pursued freedom with her husband, Dred Scott. In 1846, she filed a separate freedom suit, Harriet v. Irene Emerson, in St. Louis County. The Scotts' legal campaign led to the 1857 Supreme Court decision Dred Scott v. Sandford, which denied their citizenship and legal rights. They were emancipated on May 26, 1857. Harriet later lived with her daughters and grandchildren.

Freedom suit: Harriet v. Irene Emerson
Spouse: Dred Scott
Emancipation: May 26, 1857

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Article: Harriet Robinson Scott (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q27839143
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From a photograph by Fitzgibbon, St. Louis, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, June 27, 1857
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