20 avr. 1819 - Dred Scott Decision

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One of the most important Supreme Court decisions in the nation's history. Dred Scott was a slave who was taken from Missouri where slavery was legal to Illinois and Minnesota where slavery was illegal. After his owner died, he was purchased by an abolitionist who let him file suit for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled Dred Scott had not been freed because he was taken into free territory. The court also ruled that slaves were personal property and owners could not be restricted from taking their slaves or personal property into any state or territory. The only way that owners could be restricted was if the constitution was changed. At the time, Mississippi was a slave state, so they would have been happy about this ruling.

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