Title: Dred Scott v. Sandford
First published: 1997
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."--Jacket.
Subjects: Trials, litigation, Law and legislation, Slavery, Missouri compromise, History, Rassendiskriminierung, Sklave, Urteil, Scott, dred, 1809-1858, Slavery, law and legislation, united states
Places: United States
People: Dred Scott (1809-1858), John F. A. Sanford (1806 or 7-1857)
LC classification: KF4545.S5 F558 1997