num_pages: 240
description: The only book on Dred Scott built around primary documents, this brief text examines the 1857 Supreme Court case - one of the most controversial and notorious judicial decisions in U.S. history - in which a slave unsuccessfully sued for his freedom. In addition to excerpts from each justice's opinion, contemporary editorials and newspaper articles, and pertinent excerpts from the Lincoln-Douglas debates, the book includes a comprehensive introduction that provides background information on the slavery controversy in antebellum America. Helpful editorial features include headnotes, maps, illustrations, a chronology, questions for consideration, a selected bibliography, and an index.
language: English
title: Dred Scott V. Sandford: A Brief History With Documents
titlecomplete: Dred Scott V. Sandford: A Brief History With Documents (Bedford Series in History and Culture)
genres: History
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan