History ping
As usual, libs don't let "feelings" get in the way of facts. which they like to make up as they go...
The people who brought the lawsuit could have collected money to free Dred and Harriet, and set them free years before 1857. They were trying to make a point, which backfired.
Fortunately, despite losing the lawsuit, Dred and Harriet did get their freedom not long afterwards.