Download or read book Dred Scott V. Sandford + Brown V. Board of Education written by Paul Finkelman and published by Bedford/st Martins. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only book on Dred Scott built around primary documents, this brief text examines the 1857 Supreme Court case - one of the most controversial and notorious judicial decisions in U.S. history - in which a slave unsuccessfully sued for his freedom. In addition to excerpts from each justice's opinion, contemporary editorials and newspaper articles, and pertinent excerpts from the Lincoln-Douglas debates, the book includes a comprehensive introduction that provides background information on the slavery controversy in antebellum America. Helpful editorial features include headnotes, maps, illustrations, a chronology, questions for consideration, a selected bibliography, and an index.