Rep. Alma Adams

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Rep. Alma Adams @RepAdams

After the case reached the Supreme Court, seven of nine justices ruled that Black Americans had no claim to freedom or citizenship. The decision further inflamed tensions that led to the American Civil War. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 11, 2023

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However, when he and his wife Harriett successfully sued for their freedom upon their return to St. Louis in the slave state of Missouri, state appellate courts and later federal courts denied his claim. #BlackHistoryMonth #SayBlack — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 11, 2023

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Dred and Harriett were finally freed in 1857; while Dred died a year later from tuberculosis, Harriett lived until 1876 with her free daughters. Their descendants still live in St. Louis today. https://t.co/FbCe8LQ9J7 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 11, 2023