Question

Question

Who was the slave that sued his master claiming that he was free because he was taken to a free state?
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Homer Plessy

Frederick Douglass

Dred Scott

Samuel Worcester

Answer 1

Answer: Dred Scott.

Explanation: In 1846, an enslaved Black man named Dred Scott and his wife, Harriet, sued for their freedom in St. Louis Circuit Court. They claimed that they were free due to their residence in a free territory where slavery was prohibited. The odds were in their favor.