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title: "Why didn't the Supreme Court give Dred Scott his freedom?"  
description: "Why didn't the Supreme Court give Dred Scott his freedom?"  
author: "Cox elliott"  
published: 2018-05-26  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43169/why-didn-t-the-supreme-court-give-dred-scott-his-freedom  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why didn't the Supreme Court give Dred Scott his freedom?

Why didn't the [Supreme Court](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41851/how-did-the-supreme-court-rule-regarding-the-espionage-act) give Dred Scott his [freedom](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2171/4-astronauts-are-returned-from-the-international-space-station-by-a-spacex-capsule)?\
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