<description>&lt;p&gt;Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln historian Eric Foner chronicles the Dred Scott decision (often derided as the Supreme Court&amp;#8217;s worst ruling), which held that black people have &amp;#8220;no rights&amp;#8221; and aggravated tensions between north and south, setting the stage for the bloody Civil War.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href="http://humanmedia.org/"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;humanmedia.org&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; . Humankind specials are  heard on NPR and PRX member-stations, in association with GBH Boston.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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David Freudberg

Eric Foner – Justice Denied, Pt2_26

JAN 15, 2026-1 MIN
Humankind on Public Radio

Eric Foner – Justice Denied, Pt2_26

JAN 15, 2026-1 MIN

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<p>Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln historian Eric Foner chronicles the Dred Scott decision (often derided as the Supreme Court&#8217;s worst ruling), which held that black people have &#8220;no rights&#8221; and aggravated tensions between north and south, setting the stage for the bloody Civil War.</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit </b><a href="http://humanmedia.org/"><span class="s2"><b>humanmedia.org</b></span></a><b> . Humankind specials are  heard on NPR and PRX member-stations, in association with GBH Boston.</b></span></p>