TY  - BOOK
AU  - Finkelman,Paul
TI  - Supreme injustice: slavery in the nation's highest court 
SN  - 9780674982079
AV  - KF4545 .S877 2018
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Cambridge, Massachusetts
PB  - Harvard University Press
KW  - United States
KW  - Supreme Court
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Slavery
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Judicial opinions
KW  - Judges
KW  - Attitudes
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 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; 2; b
N2  - "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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