"Dred Scott--photographed by Fitzgibbon of St. Louis."--This portrait appeared in Vol. IV, June 27th, 1857, and illustrated the most celebrated slave case ever tried. The case was concerning the freedom of a negro who had gone to a free state and returned to a slave state. It was carried to the Supreme Court, where chief Justice Taney said the southern belief was that a negro had no rights which a white man was bound to respect.
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"Dred Scott--photographed by Fitzgibbon of St. Louis."--This portrait appeared in Vol. IV, June 27th, 1857, and illustrated the most celebrated slave case ever tried. The case was concerning the freedom of a negro who had gone to a free state and returned to a slave state. It was carried to the Supreme Court, where chief Justice Taney said the southern belief was that a negro had no rights which a white man was bound to respect.
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Dred Scott.
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Date Issued: 1800 - 1910 (Approximate)
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. ""Dred Scott--photographed by Fitzgibbon of St. Louis."--This portrait appeared in Vol. IV, June 27th, 1857, and illustrated the most celebrated slave case ever tried. The case was concerning the freedom of a negro who had gone to a free state and returned to a slave state. It was carried to the Supreme Court, where chief Justice Taney said the southern belief was that a negro had no rights which a white man was bound to respect." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800 - 1910. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/32204310-c5a5-012f-fb02-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1800 - 1910). "Dred Scott--photographed by Fitzgibbon of St. Louis."--This portrait appeared in Vol. IV, June 27th, 1857, and illustrated the most celebrated slave case ever tried. The case was concerning the freedom of a negro who had gone to a free state and returned to a slave state. It was carried to the Supreme Court, where chief Justice Taney said the southern belief was that a negro had no rights which a white man was bound to respect. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/32204310-c5a5-012f-fb02-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. ""Dred Scott--photographed by Fitzgibbon of St. Louis."--This portrait appeared in Vol. IV, June 27th, 1857, and illustrated the most celebrated slave case ever tried. The case was concerning the freedom of a negro who had gone to a free state and returned to a slave state. It was carried to the Supreme Court, where chief Justice Taney said the southern belief was that a negro had no rights which a white man was bound to respect." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/32204310-c5a5-012f-fb02-58d385a7bc34
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