Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery and the President's War Powers
An examination of 16th US President Abraham Lincoln, who freed the slaves in 1863, and US Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, who wrote the Dred Scott Decision in 1857 denying the slaves Dred and Harriet Scott their freedom. Simon's books examines both men's history and personal...
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Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
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Online Access: | https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1103 |