__________ was an enslaved African American whose suit for freedom reached the U.S. Supreme Court.Group of answer choicesRoger TaneyMillard FillmoreJohn FrémontDred Scott
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__________ was an enslaved African American whose suit for freedom reached the U.S. Supreme Court.Group of answer choicesRoger TaneyMillard FillmoreJohn FrémontDred Scott
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Dred Scott was an enslaved African American whose suit for freedom reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
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