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Republican group cites notorious Dred Scott ruling as reason Kamala Harris can’t be president
The National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA) has cited the infamous 1857 Dred Scott Supreme Court decision, which ...
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Is Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship ‘Dred Scott II’?
The 14th Amendment overturned the 1857 decision that denied citizenship to Black people. Scholars say President Trump’s proposal betrays that history. By Adam Liptak Reporting from Washington ...
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The First Known Photograph of a U.S. Presidential Inauguration
On March 4, 1857, James Buchanan was sworn in as the 15th president of ... The photograph’s exposure time, about four seconds, meant that any people who were moving ended up looking a bit blurry.