Supreme injustice : slavery in the nation's highest court / Paul Finkelman.

By:

Finkelman, Paul, 1949- [author.]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780674982079
067498207X

Other title:

Slavery in the nation's highest court

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DDC classification:

342.7308/7 23

LOC classification:

KF4545.S5 F567 2018eb

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Contents:

Introduction -- 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 -- Coda.

Summary: "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

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"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