Thursday, May 22, 2008

[(judge takes on dread scotts case )]

judje Stephen G. Breyer had said that dread scot could of still been a slave under the 1850's law. The 1857 case was a claim by Scott a slave for Missouri who lived in IIlinios . he lived in illinos to be free since missouri wasnt a slave free place . but hiding wasnt the answer to freedom . scotts owner son had found him and purchased him but he had let scott and his wife free.

drread scott life time poem

DREAD SCOTT
came into this world on : 1799
DREAD SCOTT
grew up a slave ; never learned to read nor write
DREAD SCOTT
deiced to fight for his freedom
DREAD SCOTT
waited eleven years to find out if he could be free
DREAD SCOTT
won the case and was free !
DREAD SCOTT
grew up a slave ; died a free man
DREAD SCOTT





reflection ; i ahd writien this poem becuase i feel that this is mainly what dred scott is . i feel this poem is a great poem but i feel that its not as discriptivee but i didnt really wnat to mess up teh patterns i guess . but i enjoyes writing this poem "D
died in :1858


Tuesday, May 20, 2008

obituary

dread Scott plays a life roll at creating history . many people who know what and why dread Scott is famous . if you don't know why red Scott is famous and a major part of history well here it is .
Dread Scott and his wife Harriet filed for suit for there freedom in st. Louis circuit court . this suit was n eleven year legal fight that i think has ended in U.S supreme court . people were saying that this case was a land mark decision that people want dread Scott to remain a slave . dread Scott stayed on Illinois to be a free slave . later one years past and dread Scott's owners son bought dread and his wife and set theme free . sadly nine years later he died . dread Scott was the first African American to make history and fights for his freedom. he died a good man ; good will . untill this day people will NEVER forget him.