How Long to Read In the Shadow of Dred Scott

How Long Does it Take to Read In the Shadow of Dred Scott?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 12 minutes to read In the Shadow of Dred Scott by Kelly Marie Kennington

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Dred Scott suit for freedom, argues Kelly M. Kennington, was merely the most famous example of a phenomenon that was more widespread in antebellum American jurisprudence than is generally recognized. The author draws on the case files of more than three hundred enslaved individuals who, like Dred Scott and his family, sued for freedom in the local legal arena of St. Louis. Her findings open new perspectives on the legal culture of slavery and the negotiated processes involved in freedom suits. As a gateway to the American West, a major port on both the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, and a focal point in the rancorous national debate over slavery's expansion, St. Louis was an ideal place for enslaved individuals to challenge the legal systems and, by extension, the social systems that held them in forced servitude. Kennington offers an in-depth look at how daily interactions, webs of relationships, and arguments presented in court shaped and reshaped legal debates and public at-titudes over slavery and freedom in St. Louis. Kennington also surveys more than eight hundred state supreme court freedom suits from around the United States to situate the St. Louis example in a broader context. Although white enslavers dominated the antebellum legal system in St. Louis and throughout the slaveholding states, that fact did not mean that the system ignored the concerns of the subordinated groups who made up the bulk of the American population. By looking at a particular example of one group's encounters with the law--and placing these suits into conversation with similar en-counters that arose in appellate cases nationwide--Kennington sheds light on the ways in which the law responded to the demands of a variety of actors.

How long is In the Shadow of Dred Scott?

In the Shadow of Dred Scott by Kelly Marie Kennington is 311 pages long, and a total of 78,061 words.

This makes it 105% the length of the average book. It also has 95% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read In the Shadow of Dred Scott Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 6 minutes to read In the Shadow of Dred Scott aloud.

What Reading Level is In the Shadow of Dred Scott?

In the Shadow of Dred Scott is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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