Mr. Adams,
The Dred Scott decisions was tried and handed down in St. Louis, Missouri. A "nasty slave holding state." The old court house there is now an African-American history museum.
Craig Kilby
On Dec 14, 2012, at 9:55 AM, John Philip Adams wrote:
> You need to cite Dred Scott. It was a court in a non slave area that held
> for Scott's owner, not some nasty slave holding state.
> JPADAMS
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