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What did the Supreme Court rule in the dred Scott decision?
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What did the Supreme Court rule in the dred Scott decision?

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I believe they ruled that dred scott was still considered property and could not sue in the federal court. In other words, african americans were not citizens and could not sue.
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The result was that African Americans were still considered property and did not gain the right to sue.
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