1 Dred Scott, Plaintiff in Error, v. John F. A. Sandford, 19 Howard 393 (1857). Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion: The question is simply ... more>>
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1 Robert A. Becker, ed. "John F. Grimke's Eyewitness Account of the Camden Court Riot, April 27-28, 1785," South Carolina Historical Magazine 83 ... more>>