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Supreme Court Landmark Case Dred Scott v. Sandford
2015-10-12T20:59:58-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZDdiXC8yMDE1MTAxMjIxMTYwNDAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Professors Christopher Bracey and Martha Jones talked about the background of the 1857 Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford, in which the court sided 7-2 with slavery and declared that Dred Scott and other blacks could not be citizens of the U.S., and that Congress lacked the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories. The professors also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown from tours of Historic Fort Snelling in Minnesota; St. Louis County Courthouse in Missouri; Maryland State Archives in Annapolis; Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis; and an interview with Jeffrey Rosen. A video clip was shown from the documentary The Supreme Court: Home to America’s Highest Court. An April 21, 2010, video clip was shown of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer.
Professors Christopher Bracey and Martha Jones talked about the background of the 1857 Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford, in which t…
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Professors Christopher Bracey and Martha Jones talked about the background of the 1857 Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford, in which the court sided 7-2 with slavery and declared that Dred Scott and other blacks could not be citizens of the U.S., and that Congress lacked the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories. The professors also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown from tours of Historic Fort Snelling in Minnesota; St. Louis County Courthouse in Missouri; Maryland State Archives in Annapolis; Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis; and an interview with Jeffrey Rosen. A video clip was shown from the documentary The Supreme Court: Home to America’s Highest Court. An April 21, 2010, video clip was shown of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. close
Professors Christopher Bracey and Martha Jones talked about the background of the 1857 Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford, in which t… read more
Professors Christopher Bracey and Martha Jones talked about the background of the 1857 Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford, in which the court sided 7-2 with slavery and declared that Dred Scott and other blacks could not be citizens of the U.S., and that Congress lacked the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories. The professors also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown from tours of Historic Fort Snelling in Minnesota; St. Louis County Courthouse in Missouri; Maryland State Archives in Annapolis; Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis; and an interview with Jeffrey Rosen. A video clip was shown from the documentary The Supreme Court: Home to America’s Highest Court. An April 21, 2010, video clip was shown of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. close
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