Dred Scott - A Court Designed to Fail

Miles Mercer examines the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court decision, revealing how presidential interference, a stacked bench of pro-slavery justices, and Chief Justice Roger Taney's white supremacist opinion transformed a freedom suit into institutional corruption that radicalized America and accelerated the path to civil war. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.