The Dark Side of American History in the Dred Scott Case

There's a lot of emphasis on being upfront about the dark parts of American history. The Dred Scott case certainly is one of the darkest moments of the darkest you can't actually talk about it because it obviously involves the expression within the ruling of racist ideas. It's just a weird thing where on the one hand we're saying that we have to do with work as a society on these issues and talk about them but then on the other end you can't depict them which seems very strange.

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