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# The Forgotten Courtroom Dramas That Put Freedom On Trial
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/in-the-margins/episode/the-forgotten-courtroom-dramas-that-put-freedom-on-trial-f22bgh/
- Published: 2025-06-25T18:30:55.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T07:02:22.000Z
- Description: In The Margins is a series that covers the history they didn’t teach in school.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: In the Margins, Season 2, Episode 1, #ZZZ_Episode_edab8edf-04ff-4fc8-9eaf-496b092cacfe, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_61423819-d0d6-4a5c-b633-04cca97b6481, #v1.16

Decades before abolition, enslaved people sued for their freedom in court and won. But today, the only freedom suit most people are familiar with is the case of Dred Scott. So why don't we know more about these early lawsuits? From Massachusetts to Missouri, the history of freedom suits is more complicated than you might think.