Dred scott vs. Sanford case

The Dredd Scott vs. Sanford case is about a Missouri slave who sued his owner for his freedom. The case stirred because his former owner took Scott an army surgeon, by the name of Dr. Emerson. When sold to Sanford by his former the issue erupted on whether or not he was still a slave. Sanford argued that Scott is not a citizen of the Missouri territory because he is of African descent. Since Africans …

…side of Dredd Scott. Northern whites rejected the decision. Three of the northern justices actively refused to agree with crucial parts of the decision. Northern whites disposed of the decision and were suspicious of the circumstances that “produced it.” I think this decision was a good interpretation of the constitutional decision and that it was lawful and just. It (I feel) helped change the face of the African- American people and their rights to freedom.