by Andrew Shuster | Apr 27, 2025
The Richmond Enquirer and the Missouri Compromise This piece, which was published in the Richmond Enquirer on February 10, 1820, provides a glimpse into how pro-slavery beliefs were publicly justified and shared during the height of the Missouri Compromise debates....
by Matthew Shaffer | Jun 29, 2023
The Dred Scott vs. Sandford case is one of the most important court cases of 19th century. Starting at the St. Louis Circuit Court it made its way to the Supreme Court of the United States. This ruling in favor of Sandford was a landmark case before the American Civil...