"For America"

Historical marker location:
700 Clark Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri
( Marker is on South Broadway south of Spruce Street, on the right when traveling south.)

September 17, 2001. Greatest Moments

Loading...
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.