And they discuss his influence in the Supreme Court ruling in the case of a slave from Missouri named Dred Scott.
VOA: special.2009.05.14
Dred Scott demanded his freedom, because of the years he had spent in places where slavery was illegal.
VOA: special.2009.05.21
It said the Missouri Compromise was a violation of the United States Constitution, and that Dred Scott was not a free man.
VOA: special.2009.05.21
This did not happen. The Dred Scott decision did not calm the storm that divided the nation.
VOA: special.2009.05.21
Therefore,they said, Dred Scott had no right to ask the court to hear his case.
VOA: special.2009.05.14
James Buchanan was sworn-in as president at the time of the Dred Scott case.
VOA: special.2009.05.21
Then Douglas questioned Lincoln's statement on the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision.
VOA: special.2009.06.11
The high court decided the case of a slave named Dred Scott.
VOA: special.2009.05.21
Dred Scott lived in Missouri, where slavery was legal.
VOA: special.2009.05.21
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