 In the opinion of the court, the legislation and histories of the times, and the language used in the Declaration of Independence, show, that neither the class of persons who had been imported as slaves, nor their descendants, whether they had become...  Slavery & the Law - Seite 7herausgegeben von - 2002 - 465 SeitenEingeschränkte Leseprobe - Über dieses Buch
 | E. Lauterpacht, C. J. Greenwood - 1996 - 742 Seiten
...legislation and histories of the times, and the language used in the Declaration of Independence, show, that neither the class of persons who had been imported...had become free or not, were then acknowledged as part of the people, nor intended to be included in the general words used in that memorable instrument... | |
 | Wayne D. Moore - 1998 - 312 Seiten
..."created equal . . . with certain inalienable rights." The Chief Justice's position was categorical: "[N]either the class of persons who had been imported...descendants, whether they had become free or not, were [at the time of the Constitution's adoption] acknowledged as a part of the people, nor intended to... | |
 | Robert Johnson (Jr.) - 1998 - 552 Seiten
...legislation and histories of the times, and the language used in the Declaration of Independence show, that neither the class of persons who had been imported...had become free or not, were then acknowledged as part of the people, nor intended to be included in the general words used in that memorable instrument.... | |
 | Alonzo Trévier Jones - 1998 - 384 Seiten
...legislation and histories of the times, and the language used in the Declaration of Independence, show that neither the class of persons who had been imported as slaves, nor^their descendants, whether they had become free or not, were then acknowledged as a part of the... | |
 | Barbara Rodriguez - 1999 - 241 Seiten
...legislation and histories of the times and the languages used in the Declaration of Independence, show that neither the class of persons who had been imported...included in the general words used in that memorable instrument." Taney also refers to the characters of the framers of the Constitution to defend his position:... | |
 | Linda Przybyszewski - 1999 - 310 Seiten
...Although Taney did not use the term, he was describing civil slavery. Harlan quoted Taney's declaration that "neither the class of persons who had been imported...not, were then acknowledged as a part of the people" who had ordained and established the Constitution of the United States.64 This was the situation targeted... | |
 | Kathleen A. Lahey - 1999 - 508 Seiten
...or privileges but such as those who held the power and the government might choose to grant them ... [N]either the class of persons who had been imported...descendants, whether they had become free or not, were ... acknowledged as a part of the people, nor intended to be included in the general words used in... | |
 | David Brion Davis, Steven Mintz - 1998 - 607 Seiten
...legislation and histories of the times, and the language used in the Declaration of Independence, show that neither the class of persons who had been imported...included in the general words used in that memorable instrument They had for more than a century before been regarded as beings of an inferior order and... | |
 | David B. Sachsman, S. Kittrell Rushing, Debra Reddin Van Tuyll - 610 Seiten
...legislation and histories of the times, and the language of the Declaration of lndependence, show, that neither the class of persons who had been imported...had become free or not, were then acknowledged as a pan of the people, nor intended to be included in the general words used in that memorable instrument."... | |
 | David Hackett Fischer, James C. Kelly - 2000 - 388 Seiten
...States, and not entitled as such to sue in its courts." Moreover, he noted "that neither the . . . slaves, nor their descendants, whether they had become free or not, were . . . intended to be included" in the body politic. In other words, even free blacks were not citizens.... | |
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