The Dred Scott case : slavery and citizenship /
D.J. Herda.
- Hillside, NJ : Enslow Publishers,
- 104 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Landmark Supreme Court cases .
- Landmark Supreme Court cases. .
Includes bibliographical references (page 100) and index.
Missouri, 1840 -- Slavery in America -- Building a case -- To the highest court -- To the court again -- The decision -- The aftermath -- Yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Describes the people involved on both sides of the famous Supreme Court case, regarding whether or not slaves had rights as citizens of the United States.
Slavery--Law and legislation--United States--Juvenile literature. Slavery--Legal status of slaves in free states--United States--Juvenile literature. Slavery--Law and legislation. Slavery--Law and legislation. Slavery--Legal status of slaves in free states. Trials. Slavery--Law and legislation.--United States