Jun

Civil Liberties: Then and Now

Posted by Published in Civil War (1861-1865), General Opinion, Recent News, Video

The issue of civil liberties during wartime is as crucial today as it was during the Civil War. The detention of suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay prison has led to endless debate and confusing equivocation regarding the rights of detainees and civil liberties during war time. The confusion is nothing new. Curbing civil liberties during […]

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Jun

Predictions on the Dred Scott decison

Posted by sailerd Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Historic Periodicals

Before the Supreme Court announces a decision in important cases, newspapers often try to predict the verdict. This also occurred in the 19th Century and some history students might be interested to see what editors said before the Dred Scott decision was announced after President James Buchanan’s inauguration in March 1857. Two months earlier the […]

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Jun

Kansas Historical Society

Posted by Published in 19th Century (1840-1880), Images, Lesson Plans, Recent Scholarship

Kansas Historical Society has a very comprehensive site that categorizes major events in Kansas history into easily browsed sections. Some of the topics include Civil War and “Bleeding Kansas.” In addition to a search engine the website provides articles and images on the topic pages. This would be a good resource for an expansion on […]

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Apr

Good Overview of the Dred Scott case

Posted by Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Letters & Diaries

This site was created especially for teachers and has a very clear, but yet brief, overview of the Dred Scott case. In addition, both Taney’s majority decision and the two dissenting opinions are provided so that students can read the debate from both sides. This site is brief enough to keep students’ attentions and integrates […]

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Apr

Dred Scott Case Collection

Posted by Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Letters & Diaries

Washington University in St. Louis, in conjunction with the Missouri State Archives and the St. Louis Circuit Clerk, have launched an informative and well-organized digital collection on the Dred Scott Case. This website provides full text transcriptions of one hundred and eleven relevant documents, a detailed timeline, a thorough historical background, and helpful links to […]

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Apr

Dred Scott gets another Chance at Freedom

Posted by Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Recent News

Harvard Law School has hosted a retrial of the Dred Scott case, presided over by a Current US Supreme Court Justice and nine U.S. appeals court judges, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of this infamous case. Lawyers and academics argued on both sides of the case. So, how did Scott fair with this long […]

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Apr

If you're looking for a place to visit…

Posted by Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Places to Visit

For anyone looking for an educational field trip or just for a personally enriching day trip, St. Louis’s Old Courthouse could be interesting. Not only is this the place where Dred Scott first sued for his freedom, it is also the site of a women’s suffrage case as well. Two of the court rooms have […]

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Apr

Landmark Cases

Posted by Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Lesson Plans

Landmark Cases has an easy to follow diagram of the steps which the Dred Scott case took to reach the Supreme Court. Activities to help explain the case are included.

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Apr