LAD #18 Dred Scott Decision

LAD #18: Dred Scott Decision
Read Chief Justice Roger Taney's Decision in the Dred Scott vs. Sanford Supreme Court case – summarize

In the Dred Scott vs. Sanford curt case in 1857, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Sanford. They coincided with the beliefs of Mr. Roger Taney, who took all of the evidence into consideration. People started realizing that the official ruling was about to take place, alongside a man by the name of James Buchanan. Buchanan used his personal connections in a successful attempt to figure out what the ruling would be and then supported it in his inaugural address. In this address, he claimed that people of the states would eventually solve the conflict of whether or not slavery should exist in America. Additionally, he supports the ruling of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case. Finally, Taney then announced the official ruling, stating that even free African Americans were not in fact citizens of the US so therefore, they do not have the power to sue in an American court. In conclusion, he declared that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional, and that Dred Scott was still going to be considered and treated like a slave.

 This is a picture from the Brown Vs. Board of Education Supreme Court Case, where Brown fought to have schools integrated, rather than segregated based on race.