By chief Justice Warren burger with the notion of promoting public understanding of the history of the court. It does that in many ways through lectures like these, through the publication three times a year of the journal of Supreme Court history, and through the acquisition of portraits of the justices for display in the building. I would like to specially thank the society for its efforts to assist my predecessor and the Curators Office of obtaining of all 19 of the prior courts which have now been obtained. The officers of the court here, i would like to thank the society for the all the efforts they give to all of us. We are joined by three distinguished scholars for discussion of the civil war and its impact on Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. The moderator of the program will be professor brad snyder. Is an assistant professor of law at the university of Wisconsin Law school. Padis the author of well slave. He is currently at work on the society of truth and other progressives tha
I would like to specially thank the society for its efforts to assist my predecessor and the Curators Office of obtaining the portraits of all 19 of the prior courts which have now been obtained. On behalf of all the officers of the court here, i would like to thank the society for the all the efforts they give to all of us. We are joined by three distinguished scholars for discussion of the civil war and its impact on Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. The moderator of the program will be professor brad snyder. He is an assistant professor of law at the university of Wisconsin Law school. He is the author of wellpaid slave. He is currently at work on the society of truth and other progressives that lived in the Dupont Circle rowhouse and formed a political salon in the 1910s. He has written extensive articles about justice holmes. Tonights analysts are James Mcpherson and g. Edward white. James mcpherson is the George Henry Davis Professor Emeritus of United States history at princeton un
Lawyer in frederick county, maryland, taney had defended jacob gruber, an antislavery methodist minister accused of disturbing the peace and inciting rebellion. And in the process, taney had cited the declaration of independence in support of his antislavery views and had actually called slavery a blot on our national character. The author of the unjust judge made much of this type of change of heart, describing taney as failing to live up to his early ideals as well as those of the nations founders. In hid analysis, he said that africanamericans, contrary to taneys assertion, had been included in the Political Community at the time of the founding. But more than an academic criticism of taneys reasoning in the dred scott came in t, t unjust judge constituted a rhetorical assault on the character of the nations fifth chief justice. The author excoriated taney as a malevolent old man engaged in the most nefarious of purposes, a man has untrue to the principles of the christian religion
Battlefields. Well let you hear from scholars and reenactors and bring you the latest historical forums on the subject naps programs on the civil war every saturday 6 00 p. M. And 10 00 p. M. Eastern on American History tv on cspan3. Oliver Wendell Holmes jr. Served in the union army from 1861 to 1864, and he was wounded three times in battle. Next a panel of scholars looks at the impact of the civil war on the life of the future Supreme Court justice, including how his time as a soldier shaped his law career. The Supreme Court Historical Society hosted this hourlong discussion. Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the Supreme Court. Its great to see so many people here for the Supreme Court Historical Societys second lecture of the 2014 leon silverman lecture series. The society was formed in 1974 by chief Justice Warren berger with the notion of promoting public understanding of the history of the court. And it does that in many ways, through lectures like these, 1yn through the pu
Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the Supreme Court. Its great to see so many people here for the Supreme Court historical societys second lecture of the 2014 leon silverman lecture series. The society was formed in 1974 by chief Justice Warren berger with the notion of promoting public understanding of the history of the court. And it does that in many ways, through lectures like these, through the publication three times a year of the journal of Supreme Court history, and through the acquisition of portraits of the justices for display in the Supreme Court building. Id also like to especially thank the society for its efforts to assist my predeces r predecessor, bill suter, and the Curators Office in obtaining the port raraits of all prior 1 clerks of the court, which have now been obtained for the court. And on behalf of all the officers of the court, id like to thank the society for all of the efforts they give to all of us. This evening were joined by three distinguished scho