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Title
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Winny
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Description
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Winny successfully sued for her freedom in 1824 against Phebe Whitesides in the Missouri Supreme Court. All seven of Winny's children, including Jenny, Nancy, Lydia, Sarah, Hannah, and Malinda, also successfully sued for their freedom. The case Winny v. Whitesides set the precedent for other freedom suits and was referenced by Dred and Harriet Scott's case. In this case, the judge ruled that if an enslaved person was taken to a free state, they became free and remained free even if they returned to a slave state.
