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4. Joseph Story: New England Icon in the Service of Slavery

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

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Chapters in this book

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

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