1 janv. 1857 - Dred Scott Case Decision
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Date: 1857Dred Scott was a slave who had lived with his owner in a free state before returning to the slave state of Missouri. Scott argued that his time spent in these locations entitled him to emancipation. In his decision, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, a staunch supporter of slavery, disagreed: The court found that no black, free or slave, could claim U.S. citizenship, and therefore blacks were unable to petition the court for their freedom.
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1 janv. 1857
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~ Il y a 168 ans