Dred Scott V. Sandford Case Analysis

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Naturalization refers to the transition of a person becoming a U.S citizen. Essentially, this implies the adoption of a new status as well as the inalienable rights that come with it. To fully understand the concept of naturalization through the scope of this class it is important to understand the discriminatory history that accompanies it. Naturalization is an important concept in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857 because, this case decided that slaves could not be citizens and therefore could not be naturalized (Dred Scott v Sanford 1857). This idea of being naturalized thus, did not apply to black people regardless of where they were born “Blacks, on the other hand, were not included and were not intended to be included under the

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