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Taney led the U. S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Taney led the U. S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Taney led the Democratic Party as its vocal presidential candidate.
Taney led the Democratic Party as its vocal presidential candidate.
Taney was the author of the Missouri Compromise.
Taney was the author of the Missouri Compromise.
Taney was the judge who ruled that black slaves were citizens equal with whites.
Taney was the judge who ruled that black slaves were citizens equal with whites.
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Taney led the U. S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
In the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney ruled that African Americans could not be considered citizens and therefore had no right to sue in federal court. This decision had a profound impact on the status of slavery and citizenship in the United States.
