Dred Scott's struggle for freedom honored with new memorial
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Dred Scott's struggle for freedom honored with new memorial
The name Dred Scott is synonymous with the struggle for freedom. Now, 165 years after the Supreme Court case that bears his name, Scott’s gravesite is a memorial befitting that legacy. NewsHour Communities Correspondent Gabrielle Hays reports.
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