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Greater than Holmes? The life and legacy of John Marshall Harlan

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The nation’s African American leaders, from Frederick Douglass on down, were intensely focused on Harlan’s arguments, and he helped to inspire future generations of African American lawyers. Having lived through Dred Scott , he was deeply conscious of how mistakes by the court could lead to terrible outcomes. Crossen Co.

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