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Prelude to Reconstruction - Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 through Dred Scott
Manage episode 282669053 series 2323135
In the wake of Prigg, Congress passes its worst law. Abolitionists debate whether the Constitution is pro-slavery, anti-slavery, or neutral. For love of a railroad, Stephen Douglas blows up the Missouri Compromise, and a preview of the Civil War breaks out in Kansas. The Republican Party coalesces out of disparate opponents to the Democratic Party’s increasingly aggressive stance on slavery. The Supreme Court issues its worst decision.
Participants: Harry Sandick, Jon Hatch, Leigh Barnwell
81 episodes
Manage episode 282669053 series 2323135
In the wake of Prigg, Congress passes its worst law. Abolitionists debate whether the Constitution is pro-slavery, anti-slavery, or neutral. For love of a railroad, Stephen Douglas blows up the Missouri Compromise, and a preview of the Civil War breaks out in Kansas. The Republican Party coalesces out of disparate opponents to the Democratic Party’s increasingly aggressive stance on slavery. The Supreme Court issues its worst decision.
Participants: Harry Sandick, Jon Hatch, Leigh Barnwell
81 episodes
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