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mar 6, 1857 - The Dred Scott Decision. 1857

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MISSOURI STATE ARCHIVES. Missouri's Dred Scott Case, 1846-1857. In its 1857 decision that stunned the nation, the United States Supreme Court upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.

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mar 6, 1857
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~ 168 years ago