Dred Scott decision text at:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2933.html
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2933t.html
History of the Dred Scott v. Sandford suit at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dred_Scott_v._Sandford