mchenry's history also begins with the words of francis scott key. it's made contributions right up to the own present time, in the very unique way that americans bond with the national anthem, bond with the american flag. let's explore how ft. mchenry's history has evolved since the war of 1812. we'll see how different garrisons and people who were heat at this fort saw the same stars and stripes, but derived very different meanings. very different means. we're going to go inside the fort where we'll uncover the hidden history of ft. mchenry. ft. mchenry has a layered history. you can literally see that behind me. for example, during the bombardment of 1814, all these buildings were single story. the second stories and porches were added around 1830. during the american civil war years, ft. mchenry was garrisoned by union forces, however, baltimore had loyalties on both sides. many for the north, but also many for the south. the first bloodshed in the american civil war was actually in the streets of baltimore, first as pennsylvania troops were move

for them it would have meant something radically different than it did to francis scott key. most that's most caustically expressed than none other than the grandson the franz scott key. frank key howard was an ed tore of a new called "the exchange. he said that while he thought that the south should not have seceded from the union, he believed that it was totally legal for them to do it. his thoughts railroad considered to be pro-confederate, his newspaper was shut down. he was arrested and locked up here ironically on the very anniversary day that his grandfather would see the star-spangled banner. he would say words to the effect whereas my grandfather saw the stars and stripes waving over the fort as a symbol of freedom. to me it stands for yoonkee tyranny and despotism such as the -- and those who were arrested on political suspicion of form perceive the flag -- the stars as stripes as condoning violations of the constitution, and so really for them they saw the flag as an abuse of presidential power, a symbol of a tirr ran cal northern government. very different symbol.

the history actually begins with the words of francis scott key. but the fort has made really direct contributions to practically every american war since the war of 1812 right up until our own present time. and in the very unique way that americans bond with the national anthem, bond with the american flag. so let's explore how ft. mchenry's history has evolved since the war of 1812. we'll see how different dp garrisons and people at this fort saw the same stars and stripes but derived very different meanings. we're going to go inside the fort. we'll uncover the hidden history of ft. mchenry. ft. mchenry has a layered history, and you can literally see that behind me. for example, during the bombardment in 1814, all of these buildings were single story. the second story and the porches were added in 1829 around 1830. during the american civil war years, ft. mchenry was garrisoned by union forces. however, baltimore had loyalties on both sides. many for the north, but many for the south, the first bloodshed in the american civil war was actually in

marylanders will know that his law partner was francis scott key. francis scott key took several freedom suits on behalf of slaves. each of us here tonight has some image of the contest in the dred scott case -- that it involves a slave suing his master who lost. yet even for very close readers of the 241-page opinion, the dimensions of that dispute are unclear. that a slave would lose does not seem surprising. that a slave would sue at all does. after all, what could slaves do anyway? they had no agency. they were born, died, had children, and worked for others' gain. but far more often they were persons who were acted upon. they were bought, sold, transported, sent, bequeathed and inherited. but they themselves did not buy, sell, contract, send or inherit themselves. and, most importantly, slaves did not sue. slaves inhabit their master's agendas during enslavement. the subject and quality of their lives was overtaken by their existence as objects and as objects that belong to someone else with a subject of life. slaves were often unnoticed and us

marylanders will know that his law partner was francis scott key. francis scott key took several freedom suits on behalf of slaves. each of us here tonight has some image of the contest in the dred scott case -- that it involves a slave suing his master who lost. yet even for very close readers of the 241-page opinion, the dimensions of that dispute are unclear. that a slave would lose does not seem surprising. that a slave would sue at all does. after all, what could slaves do anyway? they had no agency. they were born, died, had children, and worked for others' gain. but far more often they were persons who were acted upon. they were bought, sold, transported, sent, bequeathed and inherited. but they themselves did not buy, sell, contract, send or inherit themselves. and, most importantly, slaves did not sue. slaves inhabit their master's agendas during enslavement. the subject and quality of their lives was overtaken by their existence as objects and as objects that belong to someone else with a subject of life. slaves were often unnoticed and us

merrill lenders that his law person was francis scott key. e took several suits on behalf of slaves. each of us has some image of the contest in the dred scott case. that it involves a slave suing his master who lost. even for very close readers of the 241 page opinion, thef th d unchlor. the slave would lose and that does not seem surprising. that they sue as all does. what could slaves do anyway? they had no agency. they were born and worked for others's gain. far more often they were persons who were acted upon. they were bought, sold, transported, sent, bequeathed and inherited. they themselves did not buy, sell, contend. and most importantly they did not sue. slaves inhabited the agendas and subject of quality in their lives and overtaken by their existence. as slaves, they were often unknown. having the object and in this case an enslaved man by a lawsuit. one cannot overstate how rare this is in this species of cases, particularly in this court. this court decided other slavery cases. those cases took place between free persons suing ov

reporter: scott, many of the younger generation just don't remember life under castro or were actually born in the united states. >> pelley: vicente, thanks very much. we learned today that pope francisplayed a pivotal role in these 18 months of negotiations, and allen pizzey has more on that. he's at the vatican tonight. allen? >> reporter: good evening, scott. pope francis sent letters to fesident obama and cuban president rauÚl castro last summer. the u.s. ambassador to the holy fae says a senior vatican official met face to face with both sides in october. as the daryl bishop of -- the archbishop of miami put it, the vat condition did what it is supposed to do, build peace. secrecy is the lifeblood of the world's smallest and arguably most leak-proof state. the announcement came on pope francis' 78th birthday, perhaps the first present for the first latin american pope. scott? >> reporter: allen, thank you very much. >> pelley: of course, this falling out if you will between the united states and cuba has its roots in the cold war. the communist revolution here and the support of cuba by the soviet union. we were curious what the reaction was in russia today, and charlie d'agata

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scott pelley. welcome to "60 minutes presents." tonight, we take you inside the vatican, where morley safer explores some of the treasures secrets, and surprises of the vatican library. but we'll begin with pope francis, who made history, again, this month helping the united states and cuba establish diplomatic relations for the first time in more than 50 years. the pope has a talent for bringing people together. you can see it even in how he signs his name. popes have a special way-- the name, followed by "p.p.," short for "papa," and the appropriate roman numeral. but this pope writes "francis"-- just "francis." humility has made the former jorge bergoglio a star, and a lot of his fans aren't even catholic. but don't mistake humility for weakness. just plain "francis" is also being signed on orders to transform institutions fossilized by tradition and stained by corruption. last spring, when we first reported this story, we talked to some of the people who know francis best. but don't ask them what he's likely to do next because, god only knows. in st. peter's square, march 2013, 100,000 faithful waited for a light to split the curtain. they'd adjusted their eyes to what they were accustomed to see