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What federal government decision that determined slaves to not be considered citizens?

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Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
However, when the case reached the U.S. Supreme Court, it ruled that Scott would remain a slave because as such he was not a citizen and could not legally sue in the federal courts.
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