Title:
Supreme injustice : slavery in the nation's highest court / Paul Finkelman.
Author:
Finkelman, Paul, 1949- author.
Publication Information:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
©2018
Call Number:
KF4545.S5 F567 2018
Abstract:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9780674051218
Series:
Nathan I. Huggins lectures
Nathan I. Huggins lectures.
Physical Description:
287 pages ; 22 cm.
Corporate Subject:
Contents:
The Antebellum Constitution and slavery -- John Marshall : slave owner and jurist -- John Marshall and the African slave trade -- Joseph Story : New England icon in the service of slavery -- Roger B. Taney : slavery's great chief justice.
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