In the predominantly black Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, racial tension reaches a breaking point after two white policemen scuffle with a black motorist suspected of drunken driving. In the predominantly black Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, racial tension reaches a breaking point after two white policemen scuffle with a black motorist suspected of drunken driving.
Sorry, something has gone wrong. Best Answer: Winfield Scott was a professional American Army Officer who served in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the early days of the Civil War. Scott was obsessed with making the US Army into a professional organization that would be respected by the older armies of Europe.
DRED SCOTT DECISION & JOHN BROWNâS RAID âAmericaâs Path to Civil Warâ Dred Scott Decision Just two days after James Buchanan became the 15th president, the Supreme Court issued a historic ruling about slavery. News of the decision threw the country back into crisis. The Court reviewed and decided the complex case involving an enslaved man named Dred Scott. Dred Scott Sues for Freedom Dred Scott was the slave of Dr. John Emerson, an army surgeon who lived in St. Louis, Missouri. In the 1830s, Emerson had taken Scott on tours of duty in Illinois and the Wisconsin Territory. After they returned to Missouri, the doctor died, and Scott became the slave of Emersonâs widow. In 1846 Scott sued for his freedom in the Missouri state courts,