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#tdih 1857 The Supreme Court declared in the horrific Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling that "Any person descended from Africans, whether enslaved or free, is not a citizen of the United States." zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/dred…
Often left out of the traditional narrative is Harriet Scott, who filed a petition for freedom at the same time (April 6, 1846) and with same lawyer as her husband Dred Scott. They were both deeply concerned for their two daughters (Eliza and Lizzie, below). #WomensHistoryMonth
Also, note that Harriet and Dred Scott met at Fort Snelling in what is now the state of Minnesota. This counters myth of slavery being limited to the South and plantation owners. They were enslaved on a U.S. military base by U.S. Army officers. zinnedproject.org/materials/comp…
Martha Jones @marthasjones_, author of "Birthright Citizens," provides background on Dred Scott v. Sandford via @democracynow in “How African Americans Fought For & Won Birthright Citizenship 150 Years Before Trump Tried to End It“ democracynow.org/2018/10/31/how…
We recommend reading Lerone Bennett Jr.'s "Before the Mayflower" and "A People’s History of the Supreme Court: The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitution" by Peter Irons which has two chapters on Dred Scott v. Sandford. zinnedproject.org/materials/peop…
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