Dred Scott v. Sandford: A Brief History with Documents (Bedford Series in History & Culture)
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ISBN: 0312115946 / Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's, March 1997
Perhaps no other Supreme Court decision has had the political impact of Dred Scott v. Sandford. Usin...
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Perhaps no other Supreme Court decision has had the political impact of Dred Scott v. Sandford. Using a variety of documents that reflect regional opinions and political debates, Paul Finkelman examines the 1857 decision that helped set in motion the events that eventually led to a new birth of freedom and the abolition of slavery in the United States.
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