Supreme injustice : slavery in the nation's highest court /
"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...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
2018.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv252501d |