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Dred Scott v. Sandford : opinions and contemporary commentary /

The decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford, that all African Americans (free and enslaved) were unable to become American citizens and therefore lacked standing to sue in federal court, and that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in the territories, was truly monumental in its impact on the n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lind, Douglas W. (Author)
Other Authors: Scott, Dred, 1809-1858 (Plaintiff), Sanford, John F. A., 1806 or 1807-1857 (Defendant)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Getzville, New York : William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 2017.
Subjects:
Scott, Dred, > 1809-1858 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Sanford, John F. A., > 1806 or 1807-1857 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Howard, Benjamin C. > (Benjamin Chew), > 1791-1872. > Report of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the opinions of the judges thereof, in the case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford, December term, 1856.
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States > Cases.
Slavery > United States > Legal status of slaves in free states > Cases.
African Americans > Civil rights > Cases.

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