Dred Scott v. Sandford

The Establishment and Exercise of Judicial Review Dred Scott v. Sandford 19 Howard (60 U.S.) 393, 15 L. Ed. 691 (1857) Vote: 7-2 Issue: Can a Negro, whose ancestors were imported into this country, and sold as slaves, become a member of the political community formed and brought into existence by the Constitution of the United States, and as such become entitled to all the rights, and privileges, and immunities, guaranteed by that instrument to the citizen? One of which …

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