The case before the court was that of Dred Scott v. Sanford ... found a bright side to the decision and announced, "my hopes were never brighter than now." For Douglass, the decision would ...

that the judges of the Supreme Court have come to a decision in the case of DRED SCOTT, which involves the consitutionality of the Missouri Compromise of 1820. View Full Article in Timesmachine ...

After the Supreme Court's decision, the former master's sons purchased Scott and his wife and set them free. Dred Scott died nine months later.

We therefore say that it is not the Dred Scott decision which Attorney-General ... but constantly forget its meaning. The very definition of a franchise is a right granted, in distinction from ...

There seem to be three camps of people in this country when it comes to reliving U.S. history: Those on the side of embracing our history — even when it’s discriminatory — remembering and ...

You know, frankly, in a more hideous way you had that situation prior to the Civil War, in the Dred Scott decision. No, I'm not comparing the two Supreme Courts. What I'm saying is, the Dred Scott ...