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Tag: Emancipation

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6th March 1857: The US Supreme Court makes its ruling in the Dred Scott case

6th March 2020
Tagged as: American Civil War, Civil Rights, Dred Scott, Emancipation, Equality, Law, Missouri, New York, Slavery, Supreme Court

Dred Scott was a slave owned by John Emerson, an army surgeon from the slave state of Missouri.

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3rd March 1861: Tsar Alexander II signs the Emancipation Manifesto

3rd March 2020
Tagged as: Alexander II, Emancipation, Russia, Serfdom, Tsar

Tsar Alexander II of Russia signed the Emancipation Manifesto.

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