The Dred Scott Case

Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and Law

By: David Thomas Konig (Editor)

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In 1846 two slaves, Dred and Harriet Scott, filed petitions for their freedom in the Old Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri. As the first true civil rights case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, Dred Scott v. Sandford raised issues that have not been fully resolved despite three amendments to the Constitution and more than a century and a half of litigation. The Dred Scott Case: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and Law presents original research and the reflections of the nationu2019s leading scholars who gathered in St. Louis to mark the 150th anniversary of what was arguably the most infamous decision of the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision that held that African Americans u201chad no rightsu201d under the Constitution and that Congress had no authority to alter that galvanized Americans and thrust the issue of race and law to the center of American politics. This collection of essays revisits the history of the case and its aftermath in American life and law. In a final section, the present-day justices of the Missouri Supreme Court offer their reflections on the process of judging and provide perspective on the misdeeds of their nineteenth-century predecessors who denied the Scotts their freedom.

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"(T)hese essays have collectively expanded the context of the case and greatly enriched our understanding of its impact, then and now.... (an) enormously thought-provoking volume." * Civil War Book Review *
"(The Dred Scott Case) conveniently brings together a striking array of important perspectives, both on the nineteenth-century story of Dred Scott itself and on its continuing significance. Scholars and undergraduates alike will find this volume rewarding." * The Journal of Southern History *

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Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: American Confluence: History, Race, and Law	p. 1
Historical Perspectives: The Power of the Past
Constitutional Law and the Legitimation of History: The Enduring Force of Roger Taney's "opinion of the court"	p. 9
Dred Scott versus the Dred Scott Case: The History and Memory of a Signal Moment in American Slavery, 1857-2007	p. 25
Historical Perspectives: The Legacy of Dred Scott
John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, Dred Scott, and the Problem of Constitutional Evil	p. 49
The Legacy of the Dred Scott Case: The Uncertain Course of Emancipation in Missouri	p. 68
An Exaggerated Legacy: Dred Scott and Substantive Due Process	p. 83
Emancipation and Contract Law: Litigating Human Property after the Civil War	p. 100
Contemporary Perspectives
Dred Scott, Human Dignity, and the Quest for a Culture of Equality	p. 119
Dred Scott, Racial Stereotypes, and the "enduring marks of inferiority"	p. 140
Unmasking the Lie Dred Scott and the Antebellum Southern Honor Culture	p. 156
Whose Ancestors Were Imported into This Country and Sold as Slaves?	p. 171
Considering Reparations for Dred Scott	p. 177
Judicial Perspectives
Lessons for Judges from Scott v. Emerson	p. 193
Missouri Law, Politics, and the Dred Scott Case	p. 212
The Strange Career of Dred Scott From Fort Armstrong to Guantánamo Bay	p. 227
Select Bibliography	p. 253
List of Contributors	p. 273
Index	p. 275
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