num_pages: 256
description: Perhaps no other Supreme Court decision has had the political impact of Dred Scott v. Sandford . Using a variety of documents that reflect regional opinions and political debates, Paul Finkelman examines the 1857 decision that helped set in motion the events that eventually led to a new birth of freedom and the abolition of slavery in the United States.
language: English
title: Dred Scott v. Sandford: A Brief History with Documents
titlecomplete: Dred Scott v. Sandford: A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)
characters: Benjamin Robbins Curtis, Dred Scott, Roger B. Taney
genres: Reference, Law, Nonfiction, American History, History
ratings_count: 74
publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's