Sally Benson

Historical marker location:

6261 Delmar Boulevard, University City, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of Delmar Boulevard and Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Delmar Boulevard.)

Born September 3, 1897.

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.