Dread Scott, 150 Years Later

It's ironic that 150 years later the United States would be on the crest of a decision similar to the one made in the Dread Scott case. Amnesty for illegals would essentially be changing the law just like they did then. It was ruled that since Dread Scott was a former slave. He was never a free man anyway, as far as the United States Supreme court was concerned. He wasn't entitled to the rights and priviledges afforded a United States citizen. As I have often said before "this country will be spilt along the lines of immigration, whether you're for or against amnesty". Though there means of getting here was different. Both races had and have to fight for their places. Then it was the Blacks, today it's the Hispanics.


Mr. Scott was a former slave who after his original owner died, was hired out by his former masters wife. Why Mr. Scott and his wife would leave the free state of Illinois, to return to the South where owning slaves was legal. Has yet to be determined by historians. Him and his wife traveled over 1000 miles unattended to get to where he ended up being eventually still a slave. It doesn't seem like they were forced though. They went of their own free-will. I can't help but think of the old Smokey Robinson tune "How can you be daylight and darkness at the same time"? I think that's what happened to Dread Scott. The hand that fed him all those years, ultimately ended up slapping him.

When this topic came up today, they were discussing Africa. Go figure, I don't see how it's relevant either. Some people make everything an issue of race. To get the full story read the link below:

http://www.historicaldocuments.com/DredScott.htm