USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sandford, which said that all people of African descent, free or enslaved, were not United States citizens and therefore had no right to sue in federal court.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Supreme Court decision Dred Scott v. Sandford was issued on March 6, 1857. Delivered by Chief Justice Roger Taney, this opinion declared that slaves were not citizens of the United States and could not sue in Federal courts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Roger Brooke Taney (/ˈtɔːni/; March 17, 1777 – October 12, 1864) was the fifth chief justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until his death in 1864.