Abraham Lincoln, considered by many as the greatest American president, was the 16th president of the United States. He was the president during one of the most difficult situation of the United States, which was the Civil War. Lincoln was losing interest in politics when Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by congress in 1854. This law promoted the slavery and immoral things as Lincoln viewed it. During his presidency, one of the most injustice cases took place. Dred Scott was a slave whom sued the Supreme Court demanding his liberty and freedom. He wanted to get his USA Citizenship. The Supreme Court decided that a slave was not protected by the constitution and could never be U.S. citizens. Also, it was prohibited a slaves to sue in court. Basically, slaves were not considering human beings. I found it ridiculous. How can a person be classifying just because of skin color or where they come from? What makes a human being more human than others?
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