Encouraging Update: BHM100: Remembering Dred Scott, Harriet Scott and How They Survived One of the Worst Supreme Court Decisions in U.S. History | Good News Today

Encouraging Update: BHM100: Remembering Dred Scott, Harriet Scott and How They Survived One of the Worst Supreme Court Decisions in U.S. History | Good News Today
Why this story matters: Positive change rarely happens overnight, but stories like this show it is happening nonetheless. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to dred scott, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. by Lori Lakin Hutcherson, GBN Editor-in-Chief On March 6, 1857, United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney oversaw a 7-2 vote against enslaved spouses Dred Scott and Harriet Scott , who had bravely and rightfully petitioned the Court for their freedom. As agreed to in the Missouri Compromise , if enslaved people worked and lived in free states with or for their owners, this gave the enslaved persons the right to be free. Would you like to read more good news about Dred Scott , Missouri , History , St Louis , Chief Justice Roger Taney , and Missouri Compromise ? However, in the majority opinion, Chief Justice Taney stated all people of African descent, free or enslaved, weren’t U.S. citizens and therefore did not have the right…