Dred Scott decision

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:affects African American rights
Federal power over states
gptkbp:aftermath Formation of the Republican Party
Legal challenges to slavery continued
Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s
Civil War began in 1861
Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863
Escalation of sectional conflict
Increased activism among abolitionists
Reconstruction amendments passed
gptkbp:case_analysis gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:Loving_v._Virginia
gptkb:Plessy_v._Ferguson
gptkb:Obergefell_v._Hodges
gptkb:Shelley_v._Kraemer
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education
gptkbp:case_number 60 U. S. (19 How.) 393
gptkbp:case_types Constitutional law case
gptkbp:consequences Influenced future civil rights legislation
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:date March 6, 1857
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Benjamin_Curtis
gptkb:Justice_Benjamin_R._Curtis
gptkb:Justice_John_Mc_Lean
gptkbp:historical_context Pre-Civil War America
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Roger_B._Taney
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:Sojourner_Truth
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Harriet_Tubman
gptkb:Dred_Scott
gptkbp:historical_impact Catalyst for civil rights discussions
Highlighted racial inequalities
Influenced U. S. Supreme Court's role
Led to legal reforms in civil rights
Shaped American legal landscape
gptkbp:historical_significance Catalyst for abolitionist movement
Landmark case in U. S. history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dred Scott decision
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Increased tensions over slavery
gptkbp:impact_on_african_americans Denied citizenship rights
gptkbp:impact_on_slavery Affirmed the legality of slavery
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:oppression
Pro-slavery sentiment
Missouri Supreme Court decisions
Public sentiment on slavery
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:John_F._A._Sanford
gptkb:Dred_Scott
gptkb:John_Emerson
gptkbp:is_cited_in 60 U. S. 393
gptkbp:is_countered_by gptkb:13th_Amendment
gptkb:14th_Amendment
gptkbp:judicial_review Judicial interpretation of the Constitution
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of judicial failure
gptkbp:legal_context Slavery in the United States
gptkbp:legal_framework gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:legal_outcome Scott was not a citizen
Slaves are property
Congress cannot regulate slavery in territories
Reinforced pro-slavery laws
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act
gptkbp:notable_quote “ A black man has no rights that a white man is bound to respect.”
gptkbp:outcome Scott was not a citizen
Scott could not sue in federal court
gptkbp:precedent Civil Rights cases
gptkbp:public_perception Chief Justice Roger B. Taney
gptkbp:public_reaction Celebration in the South
Widespread outrage in the North
Support among pro-slavery advocates
Outrage among abolitionists
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Strader_v._Graham
gptkb:Plessy_v._Ferguson
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Secession_of_Southern_states
gptkb:Bleeding_Kansas
gptkb:Lincoln-Douglas_debates
gptkb:Compromise_of_1850
gptkb:Emancipation_Proclamation
gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
Formation of the Republican Party
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Missouri_Compromise
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act
gptkbp:significance Constitutional interpretation of citizenship
Increased tensions leading to Civil War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkb:Missouri_Compromise
gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkb:Abolitionist_Movement
gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:Charles_Sumner
gptkb:Franklin_Pierce
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4