CRM/LAW C122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fugitive Slave Laws, Missouri Compromise, Korematsu V. United States
25 Feb 2017
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Dred scott v. sandford (1857) & korematsu v. us (1944) Dred scott was a slave born in virginia who moved to st louis. John emerson takes dred scott with him as his servant. Rock island (fort armstrong) in illinois is where they go first. Fort snelling (st. paul, minnesota now) is free territory also. Jury of 12 white men judged him legally free after his owner died since he was living on free land. John sanford made the argument that no black person can sue in federal court because black people can"t be citizens of the united states. At the time of the constitution, blacks had no rights that white people had to respect. 5th amendment: they could not since slavery was a protected property right that was covered by the 5th amendment of the constitution of the united states. Dred scott and black americans by extension have no constitutional rights at the time.
