In this court case, the United States Supreme Court ruled Congress' act to ban slavery in federal territories unconstitutional and determined that no person of African descent was a citizen of the United States.
Interview conducted by Matt Villano. There’s no telling what would have happened to Wildin Acosta if his classmates and teachers hadn’t mobilized on his behalf. While the adults at Riverside High School were critical in
Kauanoe Kamana is a founding member of 'Aha Punana Leo. The article was adapted by permission from Native Americas (Summer 2000), a journal of the American Indian Program at Cornell University.