
The Dred Scott Case: Its Significance in American Law and Politics
The Dred Scott Case: Its Significance in American Law and Politics
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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- 2001
- ISBN-13
- 9780195145885
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- Dred Scott caseSlavery and lawConstitutional history
Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for HistoryWonMajor(1979)
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