Series on Law, Society, and Politics in the Midwest : Dred Scott Case : Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and Law.

By: Konig, David ThomasContributor(s): Finkelman, University Paul | Bracey, Christopher Alan | Finkelman, Paul | Barnes, L. DianeMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Series on Law, Society, and Politics in the Midwest SerPublisher: Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2010Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (292 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780821443286Subject(s): Constitutional history -- United States | Scott, Dred, -- 1809-1858 -- Trials, litigation, etc | Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History | Slavery -- United States -- Legal status of slaves in free states -- History | United States -- History -- 1849-1877 | United States -- Race relations -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Series on Law, Society, and Politics in the Midwest : Dred Scott Case : Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and LawDDC classification: 342.73087 LOC classification: KF228.S27 -- D74 2010ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Historical Perspectives - The Power of the Past -- 1. Constitutional Law and the Legitimation of History -- 2. Dred Scott versus the Dred Scott Case -- Part II: Historical Perspectives - The Legacy of Dred Scott -- 3. John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, Dred Scott, and the Problem of Constitutional Evil -- 4. The Legacy of the Dred Scott Case -- 5. An Exaggerated Legacy -- 6. Emancipation and Contract Law -- Part III: Contemporary Perspectives -- 7. Dred Scott, Human Dignity, and the Quest for a Culture of Equality -- 8. Dred Scott, Racial Stereotypes, and the "enduring marks of inferiority" -- 9. Unmasking the Lie -- 10. Whose Ancestors Were Imported into This Country and Sold as Slaves? -- 11. Considering Reparations for Dred Scott -- Part IV: Judicial Perspectives -- 12. Lessons for Judges from Scott v. Emerson -- 13. Missouri Law, Politics, and the Dred Scott Case -- 14. The Strange Career of Dred Scott -- Select Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.
Summary: In 1846 two slaves, Dred and Harriet Scott, filed petitions for their freedom in the Old Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri. As the first true civil rights case decided by the U.S.
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Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Historical Perspectives - The Power of the Past -- 1. Constitutional Law and the Legitimation of History -- 2. Dred Scott versus the Dred Scott Case -- Part II: Historical Perspectives - The Legacy of Dred Scott -- 3. John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, Dred Scott, and the Problem of Constitutional Evil -- 4. The Legacy of the Dred Scott Case -- 5. An Exaggerated Legacy -- 6. Emancipation and Contract Law -- Part III: Contemporary Perspectives -- 7. Dred Scott, Human Dignity, and the Quest for a Culture of Equality -- 8. Dred Scott, Racial Stereotypes, and the "enduring marks of inferiority" -- 9. Unmasking the Lie -- 10. Whose Ancestors Were Imported into This Country and Sold as Slaves? -- 11. Considering Reparations for Dred Scott -- Part IV: Judicial Perspectives -- 12. Lessons for Judges from Scott v. Emerson -- 13. Missouri Law, Politics, and the Dred Scott Case -- 14. The Strange Career of Dred Scott -- Select Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.

In 1846 two slaves, Dred and Harriet Scott, filed petitions for their freedom in the Old Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri. As the first true civil rights case decided by the U.S.

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