Dred Scott v. Sandford

1857 U.S. Supreme Court case on the citizenship of African-Americans
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Dred Scott v. Sandford

Summary

Dred Scott v. Sandford is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 0.13% of decision_of_the_supreme_court_of_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,897 views/month, #1 of 789).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dred Scott v. Sandford authored Roger B. Taney[3].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford authored John McLean[4].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford authored Benjamin Robbins Curtis[5].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford is in the country of United States[6].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford's instance of is recorded as decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[7].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford's instance of is recorded as freedom suit[8].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford's instance of is recorded as court decision[9].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford's instance of is recorded as legal case[10].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford was released on March 6, 1857[11].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[12].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford's legal citation of this text is recorded as 60 U.S. 393[13].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[14].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[15].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford's defendant is recorded as John F.A. Sanford[16].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford's plaintiff is recorded as Dred Scott[17].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford's court is recorded as Supreme Court of the United States[18].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[19].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[20].
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford's majority opinion by is recorded as Roger B. Taney[21].

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When and Where

Dred Scott v. Sandford is in the country of United States[6].

Context

Recorded instance of include decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[7], freedom suit[8], court decision[9], and legal case[10].

Why It Matters

Dred Scott v. Sandford ranks in the top 0.13% of decision_of_the_supreme_court_of_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,897 views/month, #1 of 789).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Human rights, WikiProject African diaspora
    Author Roger B. Taney, John McLean, Benjamin Robbins Curtis
    Defendant John F.A. Sanford
    Applies to jurisdiction United States
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: Dred Scott decision, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779095760645"
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