Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. The Antebellum Constitution and Slavery 11
5. 2. John Marshall: Slave Owner and Jurist 26
6. 3. John Marshall and the African Slave Trade 76
7. 4. Joseph Story: New England Icon in the Service of Slavery 112
8. 5. Roger B. Taney: Slavery’s Great Chief Justice 172
9. Coda 219
10. Notes 227
11. Acknowledgements 265
12. Index of Cases Cited 269
13. Index 275