CSPAN3 Supreme Court Justices Pre-Civil War Slavery February 26, 2018
Expansion. Among the the luminous records of the federal courts europe the National Archives, are hundreds of freedom suits. Cases brought by slaves seeking to obtain their freedom. One such case initiated by dred scott in 1846 made it all the way to the Supreme Court where the final decision became one of the most infamous decisions of thethe history of the court. Our guest today looks at three notable precivil war Supreme Court justices and how the uphill the institution of after rolling. Ng the first, chief justice of the states, John Marshall. Joseph story and chief Justice Roger came. Pau...
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