Marcelius Braxton

Marcelius Braxton is the director of the Center for Social Change and Belonging and an affiliate associate teaching professor of Philosophy and African Studies at Penn State University.

Contributions

Civil Rights
Civil Due Process
Judicial Interpretation

How State Courts Pushed Back on an Infamous U.S. Supreme Court Case

Dred Scott, widely considered a stain on the U.S. Supreme Court’s history, denied citizenship to Black Americans in 1857. Many state supreme courts refused to follow it.

By Marcelius Braxton

Missouri
Florida
Louisiana
Ohio
Maine
New York
Virginia

July 23, 2025