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Supreme injustice : slavery in the nation's highest court / Paul Finkelman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, (c)2018.Description: 1 online resource (287 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674982079
Other title:
  • Slavery in the nation's highest court
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • KF4545 .S877 2018
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
The antebellum constitution and slavery -- John Marshall : slave owner and jurist -- John Marshall and the African slave trade -- Joseph Story : New England icon in the service of slavery -- Roger B. Taney : slavery's great chief justice -- Coda.
Subject: "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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"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"--

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- The antebellum constitution and slavery -- John Marshall : slave owner and jurist -- John Marshall and the African slave trade -- Joseph Story : New England icon in the service of slavery -- Roger B. Taney : slavery's great chief justice -- Coda.

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