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Did Dred Scott win his court case?

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no

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"In 1846, after Emerson died, Scott sued his master’s widow for his freedom on the grounds that he had lived as a resident of a free state and territory. He won his suit in a lower court, but the Missouri supreme court reversed the decision." He was freed from being a slave but didn't end up having the same rights as an American citizen would.

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