Question

Which Supreme Court decision ruled that people of African descent who were slaves (and their descendants, whether or not they were slaves) were not protected by the Constitution and could never be U.S. citizens?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Marbury v. Madison
Gideon v. Wainwright
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

Answer 1

The Supreme Court decision that ruled that people of African descent who were slaves (and their descendants, whether or not they were slaves) were not protected by the Constitution and could never be U.S. citizens is **Dred Scott v. Sandford**.