The Dred Scott Case: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and Law
- ISBN-10
- 0821419129
- ISBN-13
- 9780821419120
- Series
- The Dred Scott Case
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 292
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-06-08
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Authors
- Paul Finkelman, Christopher Alan Bracey, David Thomas Konig
Description
The Dred Scott Case: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and Law presents original research and the reflections of the nation's leading scholars who gathered in St. Louis to mark the 150th anniversary of what was arguably the most infamous decision of the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision, which held that African Americans "had no rights" under the Constitution and that Congress had no authority to alter that, galvanized Americans and thrust the issue of race and law to the center of American politics. --
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