Dred Scott Vs. Furguson: The Supreme Court Case

Dred Scott vs Sanford was a very important political case and was one of the first case towards equal rights for everybody. Dred Scott was a slave from Missouri and he sued the state of Missouri for his freedom. In this time Missouri was a free state and therefore he stated that he could be free from slavery. Although he was free, the state of Missouri considered him property and could not be taken away from his owner. Not to mention Minorities in this time we're not considered citizens and couldn't have freedom if they were a slave.

Plessy vs Furguson was a set back in the fight for equal rights. The case states that any business or service had to serve African Americans in equal but separate places than white people. These "separate" places were labeled "White" and "Colored." In fact the seperate places that they were required by law to go to were not equal. In general Colored buildings and utilities were older and dirtier compared to White people utilities. This case set back equal rights however, it made African Americans fight for their endowed rights for decades to come.
As a result the Supreme Court ruled that it made it illegal for judicial enforcement of racial separation. In particular they felt like it violated the 14th amendment which was put in place for the prevention of racial segregation. Also, Colored people were considered citizens and got the rights of a normal citizen. Even though they were now considered citizens they still had to overcome the social acceptance of the majority of