Dred Scott Decision: 1856
Suggestions For Further Reading
Ehrlich, Walter. They Have No Rights: Dred Scott's Straggle for Freedom. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1979.
Fehrenbacher, Don Edward. Slavery, Law, and Politics: The Dred Scott Case in Historical Perspective.New York: Oxford Universitv Press, 1981.
Kutler, Stanley I. The Dred Scott Decision: Law or Politics? Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1967.
McGinty, Brian. "Dred Scott's Fight for Freedom Brought Him a Heap O' Trouble." American History Illustrated(May 1981): 34-39.
Sudo, Phil. "Five Little People Who Changed U.S. History." Scholastic Update (January 26, 1990):8-10.
Additional topics
Law Library - American Law and Legal InformationNotable Trials and Court Cases - 1833 to 1882Dred Scott Decision: 1856 - Scott Sues For Freedom, Scott Tries Federal Courts, Victory For Slavery, Defeat For Scott