Did not realize that the "Missouri Compromise" of 1820, alone, which enabled Missouri's statehood (with Maine's), above its 36'30" Mason-Dixon Survey Line, should have freed Dred and Harriet Scott, from slavery simply by virtue of mere existence. Hence, the Scotts' "freedom suit," decades later, 1857, should have been unnecessary--but for political and legal skulduggery. Yet, what must be, must be:its iconic loss in the U. S. Supreme Court, catalyzed civil war's wastes, and Freedom War's gains for my 4 millions of African-descendant forebears.
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Wednesday, September 13, 2017
"MISSOURI COMPROMISE" SHOULD HAVE FREED DRED AND HARRIET SCOTT
Did not realize that the "Missouri Compromise" of 1820, alone, which enabled Missouri's statehood (with Maine's), above its 36'30" Mason-Dixon Survey Line, should have freed Dred and Harriet Scott, from slavery simply by virtue of mere existence. Hence, the Scotts' "freedom suit," decades later, 1857, should have been unnecessary--but for political and legal skulduggery. Yet, what must be, must be:its iconic loss in the U. S. Supreme Court, catalyzed civil war's wastes, and Freedom War's gains for my 4 millions of African-descendant forebears.
http://www.history.com/topics/missouri-compromise