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Dred Scott Decision
In the Dred Scott decision, Scott, a slave who had lived in a free territory, sues for his freedom on the grounds his residence on free soil liberates him. The Supreme Court, citing historical and conventional view of African Americans, rules against him, saying African American people are regarded as inferior the court also declared that slaves were not citizens and had no rights to sue, and that slave owners could take their slaves anywhere on the territory and retain title to them. -
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Civil War which disputed Slave Rights
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States fought from 1861 to 1865. The Union faced secessionists in eleven Southern states grouped together as the Confederate States of America. -
Emancipation Proclamation
January 1, Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Seperate Car Act
The Louisiana State Legislature in 1890 which required "equal, but separate" train car accommodations for Blacks and Whites. -
Homer Plessy v. John Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson, was a landmark constitutional law case of the US Supreme Court. It upheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal".