Heirs of 'odious' 169 year old Supreme Court ruling see modern parallels Last week, descendants of Dred Scott and Chief Justice Roger Taney came together to discuss reconciliation.
The gathering served as a poignant reminder that even in the midst of pressing social issues, we cannot escape our troubled past.
The 1857 Dred Scott decision remains one of the darkest chapters in American jurisprudence. It declared African Americans were not entitled to citizenship and had no right to sue in federal court.