Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Scott_lost_his_case
|
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Civil rights case
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| gptkbp:court |
7-2 decision
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| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Influenced literature and art
Portrayed in films and documentaries Studied in law schools Influenced civil rights movements Discussed in history classes Examined in political discourse Inspired abolitionist movements Referenced in speeches and writings |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
March 6, 1857 |
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
“The black man has no rights which the white man is bound to respect.”
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Pre-Civil War America
|
| gptkbp:historicalFigures |
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln gptkb:Charles_Sumner gptkb:Harriet_Tubman Sojourner Truth |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
One of the worst Supreme Court decisions in U.S. history
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Dred Scott v. Sandford
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Contributed_to_the_tensions_leading_to_the_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:John_F.A._Sandford
gptkb:Dred_Scott |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Benjamin_R._Curtis
Judicial activism Judicial review of state laws Strict constructionism |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Constitutional interpretation
Led to the 14th Amendment Increased abolitionist sentiment Natural rights theory Affected the 1860 presidential election Influenced_the_Republican_Party's_platform Whether_African_Americans_could_be_considered_citizens Whether_Congress_had_the_authority_to_regulate_slavery_in_the_territories |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
60 U.S. (19 How.) 393
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
The_Missouri_Compromise_was_declared_unconstitutional
Scott_was_ruled_not_a_citizen |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
Chief_Justice_Roger_B._Taney
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
Set a precedent for future cases regarding citizenship and rights
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Support from pro-slavery advocates
Widespread outrage among abolitionists |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Plessy_v._Ferguson
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education |