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Dred Scott, Bleeding Kansas, and the Impending Crisis of the Union, 1855-58

David W. BlightPulitzer Prize WinnerYale University

Sterling Professor of History

52:27·2008·introductory level

This lecture analyzes the political events preceding the American Civil War, examining the impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the "Bleeding Kansas" conflict, the caning of Charles Sumner, and the legal implications of the Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court decision.

HistoryModern History & GeopoliticsAmerican Civil War HistoryAntebellum AmericaDred Scott Decision

The Civil War and Reconstruction (HIST 119)

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David W. BlightPulitzer Prize Winner

Pulitzer Prize for History · Sterling Professor of History · Yale University

David W. Blight is a Sterling Professor of History at Yale University, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian renowned for his definitive scholarship on the American Civil War and Reconstruction.

1 course · 22 lecturesCanon
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