The Dred Scott Case
, by Konig, David ThomasNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780821419120 | 0821419129
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/15/2010
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. Supreme Court,Dred Scott v. Sandfordraised issues that have not been fully resolved despite three amendments to the Constitution and more than a century and a half of litigation. TheDred ScottCase: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and Lawpresents original research and the reflections of the nationrs"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 that 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.