Landmark Cases: Dred Scott v. Sandford

15 October 2016

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Readings

• Northwest Ordinance (1787)
• Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842) (excerpts)
• Fugitive Slave Act (1850)
• Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
• Speech on the Dred Scott Decision, Abraham Lincoln (1857)

Presenters

• Christopher Burkett, Ashland University
• Lucas Morel, Washington and Lee University
• Jonathan White, Christopher Newport University