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 incentiv...

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Beteilige Person: Finkelman, Paul 1949- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. ; London, England Harvard University Press 2018
Schriftenreihe:The Nathan I. Huggins lectures
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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"...
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:287 Seiten
ISBN:9780674051218