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1 day ago · Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. (19 How.) 393 (1857), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that held the U.S. Constitution did not extend American citizenship to people of black African descent, and therefore they could not enjoy the rights and privileges the Constitution conferred upon American citizens.
- Dred Scott v. John F. A. Sandford
- Judgment for defendant, C.C.D. Mo.
- Taney, joined by Wayne, Catron, Daniel, Nelson, Grier, Campbell
1 day ago · The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment That Redefined the Supreme Court. New York: Free Press. ISBN 978-0-7432-3320-0. Eisgruber, Christopher L. (June 7, 2009). The Next Justice: Repairing the Supreme Court Appointments Process. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-14352-1. ISBN 978-0-691-14352-1; Kaufman, Andrew ...
1 day ago · The House is also served by several officials who are not members. The House's chief such officer is the clerk, who maintains public records, prepares documents, and oversees junior officials, including pages until the discontinuation of House pages in 2011. The clerk also presides over the House at the beginning of each new Congress pending ...
- January 3, 2023
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3 hours ago · Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician, businessman, lawyer, and Founding Father who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805 during Thomas Jefferson's first presidential term.
- George Clinton
- Thomas Jefferson
- Thomas Jefferson
- George Clinton
1 day ago · It resulted in a far higher percentage of Black people being free in 1830 (13.2% in Louisiana compared to 0.8% in Mississippi). They were on average exceptionally literate, with a significant number of them owning businesses, properties, and even slaves. Other free people of colour, such as Julien Raimond, spoke out against slavery.
1 day ago · Geography Texas Hill Country Bluegrass region, Kentucky Glass Mountains, Oklahoma North Carolina's Appalachian Mountains Field of yellow wildflowers in Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana Pearl River backwater in Mississippi Misty Bluff along the Buffalo River, Ozark Mountains, Arkansas Tidal wetlands of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland Cherry River in West Virginia The highlands of Grayson County ...
1 day ago · India Square, in the heart of Bombay, Jersey City, New Jersey, home to the highest concentration of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere, is one of at least 24 Indian-American enclaves characterized as a Little India which have emerged in the New York City Metropolitan Area, with the largest metropolitan Indian population outside Asia, as large-scale immigration from India continues into ...
