The Dred Scott Decision of 1857
Monday, January 20 | 2:30 p.m.
With Mark Albertson, Historian
Considered one of the most controversial uses- or even abuses – of power in the history of the United States Supreme Court, the 1857 Dred Scott decision intensified the conflict over slavery in America. It pushed the country closer to civil war, and was an impetus for sending Lincoln to the White House.