mar 4, 1857 - Dred Scott v. Sandford

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A slave that had been "freed" went to a free state and began to live there. The family of his owner then claimed that he was a runaway slave. He took it to the Supreme Court and the overall decision was that he was not free even though he lived in a free state. This ruling declared that slaves were not and never would be citizens.

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