Previous Supreme Court cases, like Dred Scott v Sandford in 1857, had determined that African Americans could never be US citizens. The 14th Amendment overrode that. In 1898, the US Supreme Court ...

From screenings to snowstorms, from rituals to remembrances, we’ve taken the Bates pulse — and now we share it with you. The play reflects on its own form, blurring the line between performance and ...

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Following the Civil War, Dred Scott v. Sandford was overturned by the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments. On May 26, 1857, Dred and Harriet Scott were granted their freedom. [3] Dred Scott was born ...

Scott McTominay celebrates scoring for Napoli in the 1-1 draw with Udinese on February 9. (Photo by CARLO HERMANN/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour ...

the Supreme Court held that it was unconstitutional for Congress to prohibit slavery in the territories in the infamous case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. But opposition to the expansion of slavery ...

Taney, the Maryland-born chief justice of the United States who wrote the infamous Dred Scott v. Sandford decision. The 1857 ruling, long considered the U.S. Supreme Court’s nadir, formally ...

Lynne Jackson, the great-great-granddaughter of Dred Scott, is working to keep his legacy alive. Jackson is also the founder of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation. A 9-foot-tall monument stands in ...

Campbell Scott, believed to be from Dunfermline in Fife, Scotland, was last seen attending a conference at the JW Marriot Hotel in the capital Nairobi on 16 February. His body was discovered in a ...

Jacqueline is an art historian and linguist. After a career in academic teaching at Birkbeck College, University of London and Westminster School London, she is now a freelance lecturer. She is course ...