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Supreme Injustice : Slavery in the Nation’s Highest Court / Paul Finkelman.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures ; 17Publisher: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 online resource (236 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780674982079
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 342.7308/7 23
LOC classification:
  • KF4545.S5 F567 2018eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Antebellum Constitution and Slavery -- 2. John Marshall: Slave Owner and Jurist -- 3. John Marshall and the African Slave Trade -- 4. Joseph Story: New England Icon in the Service of Slavery -- 5. Roger B. Taney: Slavery’s Great Chief Justice -- Coda -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Index of Cases Cited -- Index
Summary: 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.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Antebellum Constitution and Slavery -- 2. John Marshall: Slave Owner and Jurist -- 3. John Marshall and the African Slave Trade -- 4. Joseph Story: New England Icon in the Service of Slavery -- 5. Roger B. Taney: Slavery’s Great Chief Justice -- Coda -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Index of Cases Cited -- Index

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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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