I have always loved history but not just history itself, African American history because African Americans have played a huge role in society, in movements, in rights and they opposed and fought for everything what they believed in. African Americans are powerful, some are militant, and they have impacted our lives and we could never repay them for it. Some African Americans died for what they believed in so that we could be free today and it takes a group of powerful people to take a stand as they did. I knew some things about the Dred Scott case because we discussed it in class, our book talks about it and I even wrote an essay about it, but when you find more by researching sources and creating an article it gives you a better understanding of the case case, educate yourself about things you may not know or understand about the case. African Americans and the authors shaped the message of these sources by providing readers with accurate and meaningful information about this case and its impact on society. Everything is different since then because slavery is prohibited and the difficult is over. Meaning, we didn't have to fight for our rights because our African Americans did it for us, so things are different now and we may learn all we can about this case and the history and other factors, but we will never know the things they did.