Dred Scott v. Sandford

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"The only book on Dred Scott built around primary documents, this brief text examines the 1857 Supreme Court case - one of the most controversial and notorious judicial decisions in U.S. history - in which a slave unsuccessfully sued for his freedom. In addition to excerpts from each justice's opinion, contemporary editorials and newspaper articles, and pertinent excerpts from the Lincoln-Douglas debates, the book includes a comprehensive introduction that provides background information on the slavery controversy in antebellum America. Helpful editorial features include headnotes, maps, illustrations, a chronology, questions for consideration, a selected bibliography, and an index."--Jacket.

subjects: Trials, litigation,  Law and legislation,  Slavery,  Missouri compromise,  History,  Rassendiskriminierung,  Sklave,  Urteil,  Scott, dred, 1809-1858,  Slavery, law and legislation, united states

People: Dred Scott (1809-1858),  John F. A. Sanford (1806 or 7-1857)

Places: United States