The idea that blacks had no rights in the U.S.,as declared in the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case,was fully scuttled when Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment.

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The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including African Americans. It also provided equal protection under the law and due process to all citizens, effectively nullifying the Dred Scott decision. Therefore, the statement is true.

The Idea That Blacks Had No Rights in the U