Dred+Scot+v.+Sandford

During this case, African Americans free or slaves did not have the right to sue, and blacks were not considered people but property. "Dred Scott was a Missouri slave. Sold to Army surgeon John Emerson in Saint Louis around 1833, Scott was taken to Illinois, a free State, and on to the free Wisconsin Territory before returning to Missouri. When Emerson died in 1843, Scott sued Emerson's widow for his freedom in the Missouri supreme court, claiming that his residence in the “free soil” of Illinois made him a free man. After defeat in State courts, Scott brought suit in a local federal court. Eleven years after Scott's initial suit, the case came before the U.S. Supreme Court."

This case, the Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) was a landmark decision by the U.S Supreme Court in which the court held that African Americans, whether slave or free, could not be American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court and that the federal government had no power to regulate slavery in the federal territories acquired after the creation of the United States. Dred Scott, was an African American slave who had been taken by his owners to free states and territories, attempted to sue for his freedom. The most important part of this case is that during this time period, African Americans were not considered people they was consider property and since they were property they could not petition for rights.

This case has impacted us today knowing that since we live in a cruel place its a good thing that this case was passed since we have so many African Americans that they should have the freedom that we have. Anything that goes wrong if they have they break the law they shall get the same punishment that everyone receives. Everyone should get treated equal no more no less, we are all different but should get treated the same no one should get treated like a slave or be worked like one.