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I 'm Dred Scott I 've been fighting for my freedom for me and my family. Have you ever wondered what it 's like being a slave for your whole life and never got an education?Well I 'm going to tell you how I became free. I had no choice where I lived or where I went.We colored people were considered property to other people.I wanted to be free, but how I did that was a challenge.I was owned by 2 people John Emerson and Peter Blow.My first trial began in June 1847 I won the first trial because I claimed that I should be free because I was a resident in a free state and territory , but later in 1854 he took his case to the highest court, the Supreme court.11 years later we lost that case, but he never gave up for his freedom and

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