[DOC] [TLE] Dred Scott decision | law case | Britannica.com [PAR]  [DOC] [TLE] Dred Scott v. Sandford - Wikipedia [PAR] Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 US 393 (1857), also known simply as the Dred Scott 
case, was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on US labor 
law and constitutional law. It held that "a negro, whose ancestors were imported 
into [the U.S.], and sold ... The decision was only the second time that the 
Supreme Court had ruled an... [DOC] [TLE] Dred Scott case: the Supreme Court decision - PBS [PAR] Click here for the text of this historical document. In March of 1857, the United States Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, declared that all blacks -- slaves as well as free -- were not and could never become citizens of the United States. ... The case before the court was that of Dred Scott v. Sanford. [DOC] [TLE] The Supreme Court . The First Hundred Years . Landmark Cases ... [PAR] In Dred Scott v. Sandford (argued 1856 -- decided 1857), the Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court. The Court also ruled that Congress lacked power to ban slavery in the U.S. territories. [DOC] [TLE] Dred Scott decision - Mar 06, 1857 - HISTORY.com [PAR] The United States Supreme Court issues a decision in the Dred Scott case, one 
of ... Americans hoped that the Supreme Court could settle the issue that had ... 
black people were not considered citizens when the Constitution was drafted in 
1787. .... Reiner was the son of Carl Reiner, then a regular on Sid Caesar's 
famous... [DOC] [TLE] Dred Scott decision | law case | Britannica.com [PAR] Legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 1857, ruled (72) that a 
... that African Americans were not and could never be citizens of the United 
States; ... which had declared free all territories west of Missouri and north of 
latitude... [DOC] [TLE] Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - Infoplease [PAR] In its ruling in the Civil Rights Cases of 1883, the Court made clear that the Equal 
... Attacks on its authority after the infamous Dred Scott decision in 1857 still ... 
Although he did not consider himself African American, Louisiana law ... 
Convicted and fined, Plessy then appealed to the Supreme Court of the United 
States. [DOC] [TLE] Ten Important Supreme Court Decisions in African American History [PAR] Sandford (1857) ... a slave was his master's property and African Americans were 
not citizens; ... A number of cases are addressed under this Supreme court 
decision. ... "facilities were equal"the famous "separate but equal" segregation 
policy. ... The justices ruled that a court may not constitutionally enforce a "
restrictive... [DOC] [TLE] 'March 6, 1857: 'Dred Scott' Decision Disallows African-Americans ... [PAR] The US Supreme Court rules in Dred Scott v. Sandford that African-Americans 
are not citizens regardless of their status as free or slave, ... Scott then sued 
Sanford in a state court, arguing that he and his family were free because ..... 
infamous 1857 Dred Scott ruling by the Court that found no African-American 
could ever be... [DOC] [TLE] March 6, 1857 | Supreme Court Issues Dred Scott Decision - The ... [PAR] Mar 6, 2012 ... On March 6, 1857, in its Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled ... of the 
African race, are not citizens of the United States by the Constitution. ... The 
Democrats, meanwhile, became divided as moderates like Stephen A. Douglas 
 famous for his ... Its not fair to say blacks were declared not citizens. [DOC] [TLE] United States History and Government - Regents Exams [PAR] Jun 12, 2013 ... This infamous [Dred Scott] decision of the Slaveholding wing of the Supreme 
Court ... descent were not/could not be citizens of the United States; slaves ... The 
Supreme Court decision sparked enormous political reaction, ... African American
/colored races; it segregated African Americans on railway cars; it. [DOC] [TLE] The Reaction to

Question: In 1857 this infamous Supreme Court decision declared that African-Americans were not U.S. citizens
Answer: Dred Scott Decision