The dred scott case historical and contemporary perspectives on race and law law society and politics in the midwest amazonde konig david thomas finkelman paul bracey christopher alan fremdsprachige bucher. The dred scott case historical and contemporary perspectives on race and law presents original research and the reflections of the nations leading scholars who gathered in st louis to mark the 150th anniversary of what was arguably the most infamous decision of the us supreme court the decision which held that african americans had no rights under the constitution and that congress had no authority to alter that galvanized americans and thrust the issue of race and law to the . The dred scott case historical and contemporary perspectives on race and lawpresents original research and the reflections of the nations leading scholars who gathered in st louis to mark the 150th anniversary of what was arguably the most infamous decision of the us supreme court the decision which held that african americans had no rights under the constitution and that congress had no authority to alter that galvanized americans and thrust the issue of race and law to the center . The dred scott case historical and contemporary perspectives on race and law presents original research and the reflections of the nations leading scholars who gathered in st louis to mark the. As the first true civil rights case decided by the us supreme court dred scott v sandford raised issues that have not been fully resolved despite three amendments to the constitution and more