Question

african americans have a right to file lawsuits in northern states, where slavery is prohibited, but not in southern states, where slavery is permitted. the practice of slavery clearly violates the u.s. constitution, but african americans still have no rights in court. the court has no jurisdiction over the case because an african american has no right to sue in federal court. african americans should seek justice in the state courts rather than in federal courts. on this reasoning, what did the supreme court conclude? i think that african americans are not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word “citizens” in the constitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights...

Explanation:

The Supreme - Court concluded that African Americans were not citizens as they were not intended to be included under the word "citizens" in the Constitution, and thus had no rights to sue in federal court and no standing to file lawsuits in either federal or state courts in the context of the described situation. This was based on a narrow and discriminatory interpretation of the Constitution at the time.

Answer:

The Supreme Court concluded that African Americans were not citizens under the Constitution and therefore had no rights to sue in federal court and no standing to file lawsuits in either federal or state courts.