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Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
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Dred Scott v. Sandford — Further Readings
The Gilder Lehman Institute: The Dred Scott Decision and its Bitter Legacy A slide show pictures and primary documents.
PBS: Supreme Court History: Dred Scott v. Sandford
American Civil War: The Dred Scott Decision
Missouri State Archives: Missouri’s Dred Scott Case, 1846–1857
Digital History: The Dred Scott Decision An online text.
An Outline of American History: A Divided Nation An account from an online text.
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Commentary on the Case
Chicago-Kent Law Review: Symposium: 150th Anniversary of Dred Scott Numerous articles on the case from legal scholars.
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PBS: Dred Scott’s Fight for Freedom
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Law Library: American Law and Legal Information: Roger Brooke Taney
Encyclopedia Articles:
The Dred Scott Case: Its Significance in American Law and Politics By Don E. Fehrenbacher.
Slavery, Law, and Politics: The Dred Scott Case in Historical Perspective By Don E. Fehrenbacher.
Origins of the Dred Scott Case: Jacksonian Jurisprudence and the Supreme Court, 1837–1857 By Austin Allen.
They Have No Rights: Dred Scott’s Struggle for Freedom By Walter Ehrlich.
Dred Scott v. Sandford. A Brief History with Documents Edited by Paul Finkelman.
Dred Scott and the Problem of Constitutional Evil By Mark A. Graber
Dred Scott’s Case By Vincent Charles Hopkins.
The Dred Scott Decision: Law or Politics? Edited by Stanley I. Kutler.
Dred Scott and the Politics of Slavery By Earl M. Maltz.
America in 1857: A Nation on the Brink By Kenneth M. Stampp.
