In 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in "the Dred Scott case," shocking Americans and fueling the national crisis over slavery. Scott was born in Southampton County, Virginia and taken more than 1,000 miles to a military outpost on the Upper Mississippi River. Join historian William G. Thomas III as he explores the story of this landmark case and the continental struggle over slavery, sovereignty, and citizenship in the years leading up to the Civil War.