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The Dred Scott Decision 1857: The Supreme Court Case That Split the Nation
Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Day the Supreme Court Broke the Nation
March 6, 1857.
An enslaved man named Dred Scott stands before the United States Supreme Court to hear whether he is a human being or property.
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney takes two hours to announce the decision—
a decision so extreme, so catastrophic, that it will help ignite the American Civil War and lead to 750,000 deaths.

This is the full story of how one lawsuit destroyed a nation.

In this documentary, you’ll learn:
• How Dred Scott’s life began on a Virginia plantation
• Why his years on free soil made him believe he could win freedom
• How local court battles escalated into a national constitutional crisis
• How the Supreme Court declared that Black Americans had no rights
• Why the ruling shattered political parties and fueled national collapse
• How Taney’s opinion backfired—and helped create the Republican Party
• Why Abraham Lincoln called the decision a turning point for America
• How the Dred Scott ruling pushed the nation directly toward civil war

This is not just a legal case.
It is the moment America broke.

👉 Watch until the end to understand how a courtroom decision helped cause the deadliest war in U.S. history.
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