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Origins of the Dred Scott Case

- Jacksonian Jurisprudence and the Supreme Court, 1837-1857

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The Supreme Court's 1857 Dred Scott decision denied citizenship to African Americans and enabled slavery's westward expansion. The author tracks arguments made by Taney Court justices in the two decades prior to Dred Scott and in its immediate aftermath. He reveals that Dred Scott was an outgrowth of Jacksonian jurisprudence.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780820328423
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 288
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. maj 2006
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x229x20 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 381 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 10. december 2024
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The Supreme Court's 1857 Dred Scott decision denied citizenship to African Americans and enabled slavery's westward expansion. The author tracks arguments made by Taney Court justices in the two decades prior to Dred Scott and in its immediate aftermath. He reveals that Dred Scott was an outgrowth of Jacksonian jurisprudence.

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