Summary: The Day Of Dred Scott

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In today’s modern world, it’s safe to say that slavery was a wrong move that America made, or better yet, a wrong move anyone made. So many african men, women, and children were forced to work day and night under their own will to live, and the thought that people would sleep easy knowing that could only inevitably lead to war. During the 1800s, anti-slavery acts would soon take place, such as the underground railroad, battles, war, but I think one act that is rather overlooked is “The Day of Dred Scott”. Sean Wilentz, an author and historian wrote has written an article about it to what I believe is him trying to get the world to know about this rather faded historical event, and how it actually impacts the anti-slavery movement.

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