Dred Scott

60 Podcast Episodes

Not Even Past: Dred Scott Reprise

Not Even Past: Dred Scott Reprise

Dred Scott v. Sandford is one of the most infamous cases in Supreme Court history: in 1857, an enslaved person named Dre... Read more

20 Jul 2023

35mins

March 6th: Dred Scott Decision Announced

March 6th: Dred Scott Decision Announced

On March 6, 1857, the Dred Scott decision is announced. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices vis... Read more

6 Mar 2023

7mins

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s Dred Scott Decision

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Dred Scott Decision

March 6, 1857. In the landmark case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, the US Supreme Court rules that African Americans, free o... Read more

6 Mar 2023

16mins

The Legacy of Dred Scott

The Legacy of Dred Scott

The famous Supreme Court decision delivered by Chief Justice Roger Taney was supposed to settle the "question of slavery... Read more

2 Feb 2023

45mins

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Part 3: Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) Majority Opinion (African American Citizenship)

Part 3: Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) Majority Opinion (African American Citizenship)

We continue reading the third and final segment of the 1857 opinion of the Court in Dred Scott v. Sandford.  I omit cita... Read more

1 Sep 2022

1hr 26mins

Part 2: Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) Majority Opinion (African American Citizenship)

Part 2: Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) Majority Opinion (African American Citizenship)

We continue reading the 1857 opinion of the Court in Dred Scott v. Sandford where we left off in Part 1 .  I omit citati... Read more

1 Sep 2022

40mins

Part 1: Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) Majority Opinion (African American Citizenship)

Part 1: Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) Majority Opinion (African American Citizenship)

Audio of the 1857 opinion of the Court in Dred Scott v. Sandford. For the next several episodes, I'll be reading an opin... Read more

31 Aug 2022

1hr 12mins

Dred Scott, the Worst Ruling Ever

Dred Scott, the Worst Ruling Ever

The U.S. Supreme Court, one of our bedrock judicial institutions, has been on the wrong side of history time and again. ... Read more

31 May 2022

47mins

The Infamous Dred Scott US Supreme Court Decision

The Infamous Dred Scott US Supreme Court Decision

The Dred Scott case, also known as Dred Scott v. Sandford, was a decade-long fight for freedom by a Black enslaved man n... Read more

4 Apr 2022

40mins

Why is everyone googling "Dred Scott" - Professor Josh Blackman on Ketanji Brown Jackson's SCOTUS confirmation hearings

Why is everyone googling "Dred Scott" - Professor Josh Blackman on Ketanji Brown Jackson's SCOTUS confirmation hearings

Michael offers his analysis of the senate confirmation hearings this week of Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson... Read more

23 Mar 2022

33mins

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