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Slavery, law, and politics : the Dred Scott case in historical perspective /

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Main Author: Fehrenbacher, Don E. (Don Edward), 1920-1997
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1981.
Series:A Galaxy book
Subjects:
Scott, Dred, > 1809-1858.
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States.
Slavery > United States > Legal status of enslaved persons in free states.
Slavery > United States > Legal status of slaves in free states.
Scott, Dred.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Statut juridique des esclaves dans les États libres.
86.10 history of law, law of different countries, areas and peoples.
Slavery > Law and legislation.
Slavery > Legal status of slaves in free states.
United States.
Slavernij.
United States > Slavery > Law > Cases involving Scott, Dred
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Slavery and Race in the American Constitutional System
  • Expansion and Slavery in National Politics
  • Toward Judicial Resolution
  • The Taney Court and Judicial Power
  • The Dred Scott Case in Missouri
  • Before the Supreme Court
  • The Opinion of the Court
  • Concurrence, Dissent, and Public Reaction
  • The Lecompton and Freeport Connections
  • Not Peace but a Sword
  • In the Stream of History.