The Dred Scott decision
By: Brendan January.
Series: Cornerstones of freedom
Publisher: Children's Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
Subjects: Scott, Dred, 1809-1858 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Juvenile literature.; Scott, Dred, 1809-1858.; Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Juvenile literature.; Slavery -- United States -- Legal status of slaves in free states -- Juvenile literature.; Slavery -- Law and legislation.
Description: Places the events relating to the 1857 Supreme Court decision regarding rights of slaves into the larger context of the conflict about slavery among the states.
Notes: Includes index.