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

  • Oct 25 2022
  • Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
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Episode 56 - The US Supreme Court from Taney to Plessy v Ferguson

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  • 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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