Title: Supreme injustice
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"--
Subjects: United States, Judges, Judicial opinions, Attitudes, United States. Supreme Court, Law and legislation, Slavery, History, Marshall, john, 1755-1835, Taney, roger brooke, 1777-1864, Story, joseph, 1779-1845, United states, supreme court, Slavery, law and legislation, united states
Places: United States
People: John Marshall (1755-1835), Joseph Story (1779-1845), Roger Brooke Taney (1777-1864)
Time periods: 19th century