Episode 56 - The US Supreme Court from Taney to Plessy v Ferguson

Episode 56 October 25, 2022 01:03:20
Episode 56 - The US Supreme Court from Taney to Plessy v Ferguson
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Episode 56 - The US Supreme Court from Taney to Plessy v Ferguson

Oct 25 2022 | 01:03:20

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Show Notes

Welcome to part two of our three-part series on the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. In this episode we discuss the Taney court (1836-1864) through the Fuller court (1888-1910). We break down two of the most landmark decisions of these courts with a discussion of Dred Scott vs. Sandford (1857) and Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896). Join us for a discussion of judicial overreach, precursors to Civil War, and the codification of racial segregation in the Jim Crow era.

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