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Quotation from Dred Scott v. Sandford by Supreme Court of the United States
“These colored persons were not only included in the body of 'the people of the United States,' by whom the Constitution was ordained and established, but in at least five of the States they had the power to act, and doubtless did act, by their suffrages, upon the question of its adoption.”
Dred Scott v. Sandford, Dissent of Justice Curtis (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Curtis answers Taney's historical account by pointing to voting at the time of ratification.
Citation: "These colored persons were not only included in the body of 'the people of the United States,' by whom the Constitution was ordained and established, but in at least five of the States they had the power to act, and doubtless did act, by their suffrages, upon the question of its adoption." — Supreme Court of the United States, Dred Scott v. Sandford, Dissent of Justice Curtis (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id dred-scott-v-sandford-q5)
Portrait: TANEY, Roger B-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait), The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Public domain.
