More repetition. sigh
| March 6, 1857 The U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Dred Scott decision (Dred Scott v. Sandford) which declared that an escaped slave, Scott, could not sue for his freedom in federal court because he was not a citizen. Those of African descent could never be considered citizens but “as a subordinate and inferior class of beings,” according to the Court.  Dred Scott Dred Scott’s fight for freedom (2 links) Chief Justice Roger Taney stated in his opinion that the “unhappy Black Race. . . had no rights which the white man was bound to respect; and that the negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit. He was bought and sold and treated as an ordinary article of merchandise and traffic, whenever profit could be made by it.”  Chief Justice Roger Taney Read the decision |
March 6, 1884 Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Anthony and more than 100 delegates from the National Woman Suffrage Association met with President Chester Alan Arthur concerning women’s right to vote. Anthony asked him, “Ought not women have full equality and political rights?” He responded, “We should probably differ on the details of that question.”  President Chester Alan Arthur |
| March 6, 1957 Ghana became the first black African country to become independent from colonial rule. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah became independent Ghana’s first leader.  Ghana’s flag Read more |
| March 6, 1967 Muhammad Ali was ordered by the Selective Service to be inducted into military service. He refused, citing his religious beliefs that precluded him from killing others.  “I ain’t got no quarrel with those Vietcong.”  Top Black athletes gather to hear Muhammad Ali (formerly Cassius Clay) give his reasons for rejecting the draft, United States, June 4, 1967. |
| March 6, 1982 The University for Peace near San Jose, Costa Rica, was founded. UPeace, the U.N.-mandated graduate school of peace and conflict studies had been chartered by the General Assembly for research and the dissemination of knowledge specifically aimed at training and education for peace. Visit the University for Peace  The monument on campus sculpted by Cuban artist Thelvia Marín in 1987, is the world’s largest peace monument. |
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