Terms: |USA|

Published: 31. 3. 2026.

What was the name of the enslaved man who, after the death of his owner and after having lived in free territories where he married and had children, brought a lawsuit seeking recognition as a free person — a case that led to what is often regarded as the worst decision in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court, which held that the Constitution did not extend citizenship to people of Black African descent?

Dred Scott