Redemption Songs: Suing for Freedom before Dred Scott
1,200 views · Published 13 February 2015 · 52:50 · Indexed 6 November 2026
Channel: US National Archives · 2015 · Education
The Dred Scott case was just one of many freedom suits in the antebellum period. Legal scholar Lea VanderVelde discusses twelve never-before analyzed cases. A book signing follows the program. To access live, real-time captioning, please click on the link below or insert the following URL into a separate browser window: http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=021315nara1200pm
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