This is the second installment of the Untold Series where I look at some of the most important civil rights cases. I quickly unpack their stories and why I believe they are significant. As noted in my pervious post, this series is an adaption to an ad hoc seminar I created while a student in law school.
In this video I look at the infamous Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) case. While Dred Scott is not typically viewed as a civil rights cases, I believe it is significant in the long history of the rights of Black people in America. Here, I look at the facts of the case, how the court ruled, and three aspects of this case that I believe are important.
I have also listed below are the names of the books and article referred to in the video:
Book:
1. Mrs. Dred Scott — by Lea VanderVelde
2. Redemption Songs: Suing for Freedom Before Dred Scott — by Lea VanderVelde
Article:
The Codification of Fear
–Until Next Time–
Palooke
