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Redemption Songs: Suing for Freedom before Dred Scott

hardcover – October 9, 2014
by VanderVelde, Lea
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ISBN-13: 9780199927296 ISBN-10: 0199927294
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Binding
hardcover
Published
October 9, 2014
Weight
1.2 lbs
Dimensions
24.70×2.70×15.70 cm

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Redemption Songs: Suing for Freedom before Dred Scott by VanderVelde, Lea. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780199927296.

There is no more legendary case in American legal history than Dred Scott v. Sanford. An extraordinary example of a slave suing his master for freedom, it led to a devastating pro-slavery ruling by Chief Justice Roger Taney in the Supreme Court and helped precipitate the Civil War. With deep appreciation for the courage required for a slave to challenge a master in court, VanVelde reshapes our understanding of border-state slavery and the impact of the seemingly powerless on American law.