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In the Dred Scott decision, Supreme Court

Justice Taney argued that African Americans
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Answer: Taney, declared that all colored -- slaves as well as freed -- were not and could never become citizens of the United States. The court also declared the 1820 Missouri Compromise unconstitutional, thus permiting slavery in all of the country's territories

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