Bob Pettit

Historical marker location:

6172 Delmar Boulevard, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on Delmar Boulevard east of North Skinker Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2009

Born December 12, 1932

The famous Dred Scott case, which helped fuel the tensions that led to the Civil War, originated in Missouri. Dred Scott was a slave who sued for his freedom in the Missouri courts in 1857, but the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately ruled against him.