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“When the Constitution was adopted, they were not regarded in any of the States as members of the community which constituted the State, and were not numbered among its "people or citizens." Consequently, the special rights and immunities guaranteed to citizens do not apply to them.”

- Dred Scott decision
1857

In this quote, who are “they”?

Republicans

slaveholders

African Americans
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African Americans

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Answer:

African Americans

Step-by-step explanation:

In 1857 African Americans were heavily prejudiced against and were not given the same rights as the white men and women.

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