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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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33mins
