Image: Judgment in the U.S. Supreme Court Case Dred Scott v. John F. A. Sandford - NARA - 301674

Description: Scope and content: Chief Justice Roger B. Taney read the majority opinion of the Court, which stated that black people were not citizens of the United States and, therefore, could not expect any protection from the federal government or the courts; the opinion also stated that Congress had no authority to ban slavery from a federal territory. The decision was overturned by the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution, which abolish slavery and declare all persons born in the United States to be citizens. General notes: Exhibit History: "American Originals," December 1996 - June 1997, National Archives, Washington, DC, Exhibit No. 624.0119. "The Rights of All..." April 1987 - July 1987, Schomburg Center, New York, NY, Exhibit No. 1040.0005.
Title: Judgment in the U.S. Supreme Court Case Dred Scott v. John F. A. Sandford
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