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Supreme Injustice : Slavery in the Nation's Highest Court / Paul Finkelman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Finkelman, Paul, author.
- Series:
- The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures ; 17
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marshall, John, 1755-1835.
- Marshall, John.
- Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864.
- Taney, Roger Brooke.
- Story, Joseph, 1779-1845.
- Story, Joseph.
- United States. Supreme Court--History--19th century.
- United States.
- Slavery--Law and legislation--United States--Cases--History--19th century.
- Slavery.
- Judges--United States--Attitudes--History--19th century.
- Judges.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (301 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- 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"-- Provided by publisher.
- 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
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Dez 2018)
- ISBN:
- 9780674982086
- 0674982088
- 9780674982079
- 067498207X
- OCLC:
- 1027218687
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