Transcript of Iowa Supreme Court Ruling on Montgomery v. Ralph
Source-Dependent Questions
- Considering the time period, why do you think it is significant that the Iowa Supreme Court and Chief Justice Charles Mason stated, "Ralph, a man of color?"
- Why do you think Chief Justice Mason ordered that this ruling be shared out to several counties in the territory of Iowa?
- Compare this ruling to the Dred Scott ruling. How does the ruling of Ralph show Iowa's progression toward civil rights compared to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Dred Scott?