Roger Taney

Americas

The Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott, an enslaved man who had lived in free states, was still a slave. The court also said Black Americans were not citize…

• 1857 CE

  Dred Scott Decision

  The Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott, an enslaved man who had lived in free states, was still a slave. The court also said Black Americans were not citizens and had no rights the government had to respect.