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A resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history.
Law Professor Lea Vandervelde (University of Iowa) explains the U.S. Supreme Court's 1857 decision, based in part on the Dred and Harriet Scott's time in Minnesota, and how the decision split the nation in two prior to the outbreak of war in 1861. Richard Josey (Minnesota Historical Society) focuses on the Scotts' time at Fort Snelling from 1836 to 1840.
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