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The Dread Scott Case

Don E. Fehrenbacher

1978741 pagesabout 11–17 hours
1978
first published
  • 1978Oxford University Press · 741 pages · ENGISBN 9780195024036
  • 2001Oxford University Press, USA · 756 pages · ENGISBN 9780195145885

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.

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ThemesJustice

Content notes

  • Racismmoderateunreviewed

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