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William L.
Oct 15, 2017

Slaves were classified as private property, the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution protected private property.

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in the Dred Scott Case of 1857, the Supreme Court ruled that a slave was private property, and Congress was forbidden by the Fifth Amendment to deprive people of their property without the due process of law.

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