The case before the court was that of Dred Scott ... Taney -- a staunch supporter of slavery and intent on protecting southerners from northern aggression -- wrote in the Court's majority opinion ...

Taney -- a staunch supporter of slavery -- wrote the "majority opinion ... Supreme Court's decision, the former master's sons purchased Scott and his wife and set them free. Dred Scott died ...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Roger Taney's unjust majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford shockingly declared Black individuals weren't citizens, solidifying slavery's grip and pushing the nation ...