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Missouri State Archives: Freedom Suits Case Files, 1814 1860

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhaustive, searchable website with original court records on 300 legal petitions for freedom by people of color, originally filed in St. Louis courts between 1814 and 1860.
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Washington University: The Dred Scott Case

For Students 9th - 10th
The records in this exhibit document the Scotts' early struggle to gain their freedom, and are the only extant records as it was heard in the St. Louis Circuit Court.