Southampton County claims historical figure as its own
Posted On March 7, 2011
Southampton County claims historical figure as its own
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY Jeff Hines was driving on the back roads of Southampton County about a year ago when a historical highway marker about slave revolt leader Nat Turner got him thinking about another historic figure believed to be from the county. Dred Scott – the slave who took his fight for freedom all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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