Dred and Harriet Scott Remembered in Bloomington

Dred Scott Playfields in Bloomington is named after a man who shaped history. Find out how the City partnered with U.S. District Court -- District of Minnesota, Minnesota Chapter -- Federal Bar Association, residents and human rights activists to ensure everyone knows his story.

“ if it weren't for Dred and Harriet Scott, we don't know what would have happened with respect to the Civil War with respect to the Emancipation Proclamation in the passage of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments. They (Dred and Harriet Scott) were a primary motivating force and went through struggles that I don't think we can even imagine today.”

- FRANK WHITE