Скачать или смотреть “The Dred Scott Decision (1857): Slavery, Citizenship, and the Supreme Court” | Episode :18

In 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford that would send shockwaves through the nation and forever alter the course of American history. The Court ruled that Dred Scott, an enslaved man who had lived in free territories, was not entitled to his freedom. The decision not only declared that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, could never be U.S. citizens, but also ruled that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in the territories.

This episode breaks down the Court's decision, the deep divisions it exposed in American society, and how it further inflamed tensions between North and South. The Dred Scott ruling struck a blow to the concept of popular sovereignty and pushed the nation closer to the Civil War

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