| Control Number |
NWCTB-267-PI139E21-3230(JUDGMENT) |
| Media |
Textual records |
| Descr. Level |
Item |
| Record Group |
267 |
| Series |
PI139E21 |
| Item |
3230(JUDGMENT) |
| Title |
Judgment in the U.S. Supreme Court Case Dred Scott v.
John F. A. Sandford |
| Dates |
03/06/1857 |
| Sample Record(s) |
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| Creating Org. |
United States. Supreme Court. |
| Record Type/Genre |
Judgments |
| Scope & Content |
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney read the majority opinion of
the Court, which stated that black people were not citizens of the United
States and, therefore, could not expect any protection from the federal
government or the courts; the opinion also stated that Congress had no
authority to ban slavery from a federal territory. The decision was
overturned by the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution, which
abolish slavery and declare all persons born in the United States to be
citizens. |
| General Note |
Exhibit History: "American Originals," December
1996 - June 1997, National Archives, Washington, DC, Exhibit No. 624.0119.
"The Rights of All..." April 1987 - July 1987, Schomburg Center,
New York, NY, Exhibit No. 1040.0005. |
| Variant Control# |
NWDT1-267-PI139E21-3230(JUDGMENT) |
| See Also |
Series
Description |
| Access |
Unrestricted. |
| Use Restrictions |
None. |
| Contact |
Old Military and Civil Records (NWCTB), National Archives
Building, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408 PHONE:
202-501-5395 FAX: 202-208-1903 |
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