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Dred Scott v. Sandford was an infamous Supreme Court case decided in 1857 where enslaved African American man Dred Scott sued for his freedom.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Court case
Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393, was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that held the U.S. Constitution did not extend American citizenship to people of black African descent, and therefore they could not enjoy the rights... Wikipedia
Date decided: 1857
Ruling court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decision: Opinion
Prior: Judgment for defendant, C.C.D. Mo.
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The U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, were not citizens of the United States and�...
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