Dred and Harriet Scott statue dedication in St. Louis
Onlookers move in for a closer look at the newly dedicated Dred and Harriet Scott statue, at the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on June 8, 2012. The Dred Scott Decision in 1857, was a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that people of African descent brought into the United States and held as slaves (or their descendants, whether or not they were slaves) were not protected by the Constitution and were not U.S. citizens. The case was argued at the Old Courthouse. UPI/Bill Greenblatt