Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott was a slave and he had been living in a free state for two years with his owner. In 1857 he tried to sue to gain his freedom. The supreme court said that he could not sue anyone in court because he was a slave. Slaves were not considered citizens they were considered property. The Supreme Court said that African Americans, whether slave or free, could not be American citizens and did not have the right to sue in federal court.
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