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One notable quote from the Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court case in 1857 is Chief Justice Roger Taney's assertion that Black people, whether free or enslaved, could not be considered American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court. This decision further entrenched racism and exacerbated tensions leading up to the Civil War.
One of Dred Scott's most notable quotes is: "I am not only a man, but a man of the United States of America."
Dred Scott
Dred Scott
Dred Scott was fighting for his freedom. The Dred Scott case was a landmark Supreme Court decision that ruled African Americans were not considered citizens and therefore did not have the right to sue in federal court. The decision further fueled the tensions over the issue of slavery leading up to the Civil War.
There is little information available regarding Dred Scott's family background, so it is not definitively known whether he had siblings or not.