The Supreme Court's 1857 Dred Scott decision denied citizenship to
African Americans and enabled slavery's westward expansion. It has
long stood as a grievous instance of justice perverted by sectional
politics. Austin Allen finds that the outcome of Dred Scott hinged
not on a single issue - slavery - but on a web of assumptions,
agendas, and commitments held collectively and individually by
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney and his colleagues. Allen carefully
tracks arguments made by Taney Court justices in more than 1,600
reported cases in the two decades prior to Dred Scott and in its
immediate aftermath. By showing us the political, professional,
ideological, and institutional contexts in which the Taney Court
worked, Allen reveals that Dred Scott was not simply a victory for
the Court's prosouthern faction. It was instead an outgrowth of
Jacksonian jurisprudence, an intellectual system that charged the
Court with protecting slavery, preserving both federal power and
state sovereignty, promoting economic development, and securing the
legal foundations of an emerging corporate order - all at the same
time. Here is a wealth of new insight into the internal dynamics of
the Taney Court and the origins of its most infamous decision.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Georgia Press
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Studies in the Legal History of the South |
| Release date: |
May 2006 |
| First published: |
May 2006 |
| Authors: |
Austin Allen
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
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| Pages: |
296 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8203-2842-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Law >
General
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-8203-2842-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780820328423 |
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