Rights for the people created by denying the government power

Segregation

  • Dred Scott v Sanford (1857)
    • Is a black man on free soil free from slavery?
    • Taney said no because slaves are not citizens
  • Civil War Amendments
    • 13th Amendment
      • Ends slavery
    • 14th Amendment
      • Equal protection under the law
      • Birthright citizenship
    • 15th Amendment
      • Voting rights for African American men
  • Just because the south loses the war doesn’t change their opinion on African Americans and their social standing