{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Creating America","title":"Episode 26: Dred Scott: The Supreme Court’s Most Infamous Decision","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1039,"description":"Dred Scott v. Sandford, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1857, is one of the most consequential and controversial decisions in American history.\nThe Court ruled that Dred Scott, an enslaved man who had lived in free territory, was not a citizen and therefore could not sue in federal court. The decision also declared that Congress did not have the constitutional authority to prohibit slavery in the federal territories, effectively striking down the Missouri Compromise.\nRather than settling the nation’s growing conflict over slavery, the decision deepened the divide between North and South and became one of the major events leading toward the Civil War.\nMost disturbing are Taney’s arguments about race and citizenship—and the stark disagreement expressed by the dissenting justices. Their opinions provide an extraordinary window into the constitutional arguments surrounding slavery and citizenship in the years before the Civil War.\nIn this episode, we hear the words of the justices themselves and consider a decision that has become a lasting cautionary example in the history of the Supreme Court.\nIn this episode of Creating America, we read excerpts from Chief Justice Roger B. Taney’s majority opinion, along with powerful dissents from Justices John McLean and Benjamin Curtis.\nHost & Narrator: Will Sarris\nFollow us on social media!\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586175179173\nThreads: https://www.threads.com/@creatingamericapod\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/creatingamericapod\n📩 Contact: CreatingAmericaPod@gmail.com\n💬 Support the show: patreon.com/williamsarris\n🌐 More about Will: williamsarris.net","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/pRI2_ctAqlURX_7yVg9g9PpW5jumJPPNdMjBP63RAeI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNjI4/YTk4MjUxZmQ0MDQw/ZTAyMzVjZGE5NDMz/NzE4Yi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}