Dred Scott v. Sandford: A Brief History with Documents

Perhaps no other Supreme Court decision has had the political impact of Dred Scott v. Sandford. Using a variety of documents that reflect regional opinions and political debates, Paul Finkelman examines the 1857 decision that helped set in motion the events that eventually led to a new birth of freedom and the abolition of slavery in the United States.

• Author
• Paul Finkelman

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 240

• Publisher
• Bedford/St. Martin's

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 978-0-312-11594-4

• EAN
• 9780312115944

• Characters
• Roger B. Taney, Dred Scott, Benjamin Robbins Curtis

• Genres
• history, reference

• Release date
• 1997