What is the name of the Supreme Court case that ruled that African Americans were not citizens, and therefore could not sue for their freedom?

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from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

Asked by User #407710 on 1/30/2015 1:09 AM

Last updated by Aslan on 1/30/2015 1:13 AM

Answered by Aslan on 1/30/2015 1:13 AM

That would have been the Dred Scott v. Sandford case (argued 1856 -- decided 1857).