Dred Scott MLD Style

Moses, Shelia P. Legal Precedent of Dred Scoot. St. Louis. Louis First, 2005.

The article I read was about Dred Scott going to court to plead for his freedom. A lot of information on him was unknown however the article was basically saying that this issue took place around the late 1750's and lasted for about 11 years. It also said that he was born in South Hampton, Virginia and traveled to Wisconsin for freedom, but was later captured under the Missouri Compromise. This compromise allowed slave owners to capture African Americans and keep them as slaves. That is when Dred Scott got captured by white folks, but the children of the white folks were the strongest supporters of Dred Scott and they were trying to get him free again. The children also supported Dred Scott's wife Harriet through the struggles.
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The article was helpful to me because I didn't know that Dred Scott had some Caucasians on his side helping him try to get free. My article was a secondary source because it was basically a review of the main story. The intended audience was for the junior high school, and for the senior high schools. Some background information on the author is that she enjoys and is committed to telling African Americans stories, from the past.