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Supreme Injustice: Slavery in the Nation’s Highest Court

By Paul Finkelman

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9780674982079
DOI
10.4159/9780674982079
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1486606 bytes)
Series
The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures; 17
Pages
236\302
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 10:09:13

Description

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.

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