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Supreme Injustice: Slavery in the Nation’s Highest Court
Harvard University Press, 2018 Cloth: 978-0-674-05121-8 | eISBN: 978-0-674-98207-9 Library of Congress Classification KF4545.S5F567 2018 Dewey Decimal Classification 342.73087
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
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. See other books on: Attitudes | Cases | Judges | Judicial Branch | United States. Supreme Court See other titles from Harvard University Press |
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Supreme Injustice: Slavery in the Nation’s Highest Court
ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC
Harvard University Press, 2018
Cloth: 978-0-674-05121-8
eISBN: 978-0-674-98207-9
Cloth: 978-0-674-05121-8
eISBN: 978-0-674-98207-9
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.
ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC
