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St. Louis, MO
The Virginia Department of Historic Resources and the Southampton Historical Society will honor Dred Scott and the Blow Family in Southampton, VA. After almost five years of researching the birthplace of Dred Scott, who was born enslaved and grew up on the Blow plantation, Jeff Hines, a Blow descendant and several other volunteers at the Virginia Historical Society concluded that he at least grew up there from a young child. Also the family that Dred Scott grew up in, the family that helped him advance his court cases and ultimately secured his freedom, played a critical role in the Dred Scott Story.
On Tuesday, April 16, 2013 from 2:00 -4:00 p.m., a highway marker will be placed at Route 58 and Buckhorn Quarter Rd in Southampton County to commemorate the historical beginnings of a man whose United States Supreme Court decision altered the course of our nation and the family that supported his quest for freedom.
Abolitionists William Lloyd Garrison and John Brown, author Harriet Beecher Stowe, Dred Scott and Abraham Lincoln all contributed in their unique ways to the ending of slavery in America. All have birthplace markers except Dred Scott, as birth records were rarely kept on slaves. Virginia researchers wanted to change that and the research they did provided evidence enough to recognize his long tenure in Virginia as historically accurate.
Attending the presentation will be descendants of the Blow, Taylor, Lincoln and Dred Scott families. The public is invited.
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