Read the excerpt below from the supreme court ruling in the scott v. sandford. [t]he legislation and histories of the times, and the language used in the declaration of independence, show, that neither the class of persons who had been imported as slaves, nor their descendants, whether they had become free or not, were then acknowledged as a part of the people. the main subject of the excerpt is

Concerning the Supreme Court ruling excerpt, the main subject of the excerpt is African-Americans were not considered US citizens.

The details of the Case states "Dred Scott who was a Slave resided in a free state where slavery was prohibited and was not entitled to Freedom to become a Citizen"

The ruling state that "No African-Americans could be a citizen in the Free state.

The court referenced that Dred was still a Slave and thus, had no rights to be a citizen because they are recognized as Property under the Constitution.

In conclusion, the main subject of the excerpt is African-Americans were not considered US citizens.

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