History 4995 - Advanced Seminar in History: The Dred Scott Case and Its Legacy After 150 Years

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Washington University in St Louis

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March 2007 marked the 150th anniversary of what has been called "the worst ever rendered by the Supreme Court." Chief Justice Roger B. Taney's opinion, which denied American citizenship to African Americans, also threatened to force the spread of slavery into every corner of the nation and to undermine the most basic principles of American justice. A bloody Civil War followed within four years, but even with a Union victory and the passage of three amendments to the Constitution, one of the central issues of the case continued unsolved: full citizenship and equal justice before the law. Chattel slavery was abolished, but legal, social, and political equality remained unachieved.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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