This Controversial Supreme Court Decision Was a Civil War Catalyst from Aerial America

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This Controversial Supreme Court Decision Was a Civil War Catalyst

3 minutes Posted Jun 16, 2017 at 9:00 am.

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In 1847, two Missouri slaves launched a remarkable lawsuit for their freedom. The Dred Scott case would go all the way to the Supreme Court, and its outcome lead the nation closer to Civil War.

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