The Dred Scott was a slave whose “owner” sold him after they moved from Florence to Missouri, a free state. He sued for his freedom but the Supreme Court ruled in 1857 that slaves were not citizens and therefore could not sue, even in a free state.W. C. Handy is widely considered to be the father of Blues music. He was born in this cabin in 1873.Helen Keller was born here in Tuscumbia (just south of Florence) in 1880. She was an author, educator, and advocate for blind and deaf communities. Her accomplishments as a blind and deaf person helped to change perceptions of members of these communities and transformed in particular their opportunities for education.Keller overcame great challenges with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan, memorialized here.This Frank Lloyd Wright house was built in 1939. It is considered the purest example of the Usonian style.
