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Studies this famous case of judicial failure, and discusses the legal bases of slavery, the debate over the Constitution, and the dispute over slavery and continental expansion.
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2 editions- Other · English · 2001The Dred Scott CaseOxford University Press, USA · 756 pages · 9780195145885
- Other · English · 1978Oxford University Press · 741 pages · 9780195024036
SlaveryLegal status of slaves in free statesLaw and legislationHistorySlavery in the United StatesLawConstitutional history, united statesScott, dred, 1809-1858