An edition of The Dread Scott Case (1978)
The Dread Scott Case
Its Significance in American Law and Politics
By Don E. Fehrenbacher
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Publish Date
1978
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
eng
Pages
741
Description:
Studies this famous case of judicial failure, and discusses the legal bases of slavery, the debate over the Constitution, and the dispute over slavery and continental expansion.
subjects: Slavery, Legal status of slaves in free states, Law and legislation, History, Slavery in the United States, Law, Constitutional history, united states, Slavery, law and legislation, united states, Scott, dred, 1809-1858, United states, supreme court, Slaves, Legal status, laws
People: Dred Scott (1809-1858)
Places: United States
Times: 1849-1877