Supreme Injustice: Slavery in the Nation's Highest Court

In ruling after ruling, the three most important pre-Civil War justices-Marshall, Taney, and Story-upheld slavery. Paul Finkelman establishes an authoritative account of each justice's proslavery position, the reasoning behind his opposition to black freedom, and the personal incentives that em...

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1. Verfasser: Finkelman, Paul (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press [2018]
Schriftenreihe:The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures 17
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Zusammenfassung:In ruling after ruling, the three most important pre-Civil War justices-Marshall, Taney, and Story-upheld slavery. Paul Finkelman establishes an authoritative account of each justice's proslavery position, the reasoning behind his opposition to black freedom, and the personal incentives that embedded racism ever deeper in American civic life
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Beschreibung:1 online resource (236 pages)
ISBN:9780674982079
DOI:10.4159/9780674982079

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