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When the Supreme Court Got It Wrong: Civil Rights and Dred Scott
FromCivics 101
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Mar 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In 1846, Dred and Harriet Scott were living in St. Louis, Missouri with their two daughters. They were enslaved and launched a not uncommon petition: a lawsuit for their freedom. Eleven years later Chief Justice Roger B. Taney would issue an opinion on their case that not only refused their freedom but attempted to cement the fate of all Black individuals in the United States. This episode is a broadcast special that aired across the nation on NPR, and is two parts: our episode on how the Supreme Court works, and part one of our series on landmark civil rights cases: Dred Scott v Sandford.
Released:
Mar 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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