The Dred Scott decision

By Brendan January

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Law and legislation, Slavery, united states, Slavery, Trials, litigation, Legal status of slaves in free states, Scott, dred, 1809-1858, Trials, Slavery, united states, juvenile literature

Description: Places the events relating to the 1857 Supreme Court decision regarding rights of slaves into the larger context of the conflict about slavery among the states.