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Dred Scott: The Inside Story

By : David T. Hardy

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Imagine a reality in which people can own other people (buying them with or without a warranty), or a person can buy himself, and become free. A reality in which slaves can sue their masters, and have a jury decide whether they are really free. Into this not-alternate reality came a remarkable cast of Americans: Dred and Harriet Scott - the slaves whose suit for freedom sparked a battle in the Supreme Court and in the White House.John F. A. Sanford - the mountain man turned New York millionaire, who agreed to pose as the Scott's owner so the suit could be filed.Rep. Calvin Chaffee - the prominent Massachusetts abolitionist, who was shocked to discover that he and his wife owned slaves, indeed the most famous slaves in the United States.Roger Taney - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who tried to preserve the Union by protecting slavery, and instead brought on the Civil War and slavery's abolition.James Buchanan - the President-elect who secretly connived with the Court's

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Author : David T. Hardy

Pages : 104 pages

Publisher : Independently Published

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ISBN-10 : 1795066636

ISBN-13 : 9781795066631

 

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