Dred Scott, born around 1800, would be born into slavery. Scott would move alongside his masters as would any slave at the time. What was particularly disputed by Scott was his travels with his slave masters to free states, where he believed he had gained his freedom due to the laws of those territories. Morally, Scott was correct in these assumptions, however, Scott would be sold to Dr. Emerson, a pro-slavery man of the time. This change in ownership would lead to a legal battle that would ultimately reach the Supreme Court, where the justices would rule against Scott, determining that he was not a citizen and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court. Such an event would mark an area of history in which disregarding the law for one’s own personal beliefs would be allowed, even in regards to one’s freedom.