The Infamous Dred Scott US Supreme Court Decision

04/04/2022 40 min Temporada 2
The Infamous Dred Scott US Supreme Court Decision

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The Dred Scott case, also known as Dred Scott v. Sandford, was a decade-long fight for freedom by a Black enslaved man named Dred Scott. The case persisted through several courts and ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court, whose decision incensed abolitionists, gave momentum to the anti-slavery movement and served as a stepping stone to the Civil War.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/think-about-it-with-jayden-miller--5114996/support.