Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

What is the name of the Supreme Court case that ruled that African Americans were not citizens, and therefore could not sue for their freedom?

from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

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That would have been the Dred Scott v. Sandford case (argued 1856 -- decided 1857).

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