CSPAN2 BOOK TV October 11, 2015
This monday, on cspans new series, landmark cases in 1830, dred scott was enalive ode u. S. Army surgeon dr. John emerson. Emerson was assigned to duties in several free states, during which dred scott married harriet robinson. When the doctor died mr. Scott tried to buy his familys freedom from his widow but she refuels expelled he sued. Follow the case of scott versus sanford in the series, landmark cases, Historic Supreme Court decisions, with our special guests, George Washington University Law professor, christopher bracey, and mar a martha jones, history professor at the university of Mi...