{"product_id":"the-dred-scott-case-historical-and-contemporary-perspectives-on-race-and-law-paperback-softback-9780821419120","title":"The Dred Scott Case; Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and Law (Paperback \/ softback) 9780821419120","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Dred Scott Case\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHistorical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and Law\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Thomas Konig (Edited by), Paul Finkelman (Edited by), Christopher Alan Bracey (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780821419120\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 July 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e292 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"(T)hese essays have collectively expanded the context of the case and greatly enriched our understanding of its impact, then and now.… (an) enormously thought-provoking volume.\" (Civil War Book Review) \"(\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e Dred Scott Case) conveniently brings together a striking array of important perspectives, both on the nineteenth-century story of \u003ci\u003eDred Scott\u003c\/i\u003e itself and on its continuing significance. Scholars and undergraduates alike will find this volume rewarding.\" (The Journal of Southern History)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. Supreme Court, \u003ci\u003eDred Scott v. Sandford\u003c\/i\u003e raised issues that have not been fully resolved despite three amendments to the Constitution and more than a century and a half of litigation.\u003cbr\u003e The Dred Scott Case: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and Law presents original research and the reflections of the nation's leading scholars who gathered in St. Louis to mark the 150th anniversary of what was arguably the most infamous decision of the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision, which held that African Americans \"had no rights\" under the Constitution and that Congress had no authority to alter that, galvanized Americans and thrust the issue of race and law to the center of American politics. This collection of essays revisits the history of the case and its aftermath in American life and law. In a final section, the present-day justices of the Missouri Supreme Court offer their reflections on the process of judging and provide perspective on the misdeeds of their nineteenth-century predecessors who denied the Scotts their freedom.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eContributors:\u003c\/b\u003e Austin Allen, Adam Arenson, John Baugh, Hon. Duane Benton, Christopher Alan Bracey, Alfred L. Brophy, Paul Finkelman, Louis Gerteis, Mark Graber, Daniel W. Hamilton, Cecil J. Hunt II, David Thomas Konig, Leland Ware, Hon. Michael A. Wolff\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Ohio University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52574505206040,"sku":"9780821419120","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-dred-scott-case-historical-and-contemporary-perspectives-on-race-and-law-paperback-softback-9780821419120","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}