Dred Scott’s Revenge: A Legal History of Race and Freedom in America… is thought provoking book which sheds light on the dark side of legal history throughout our country’s history.  A very highly recommend book to say the least.

Judge Napolitano shows how “Natural Law” (God Given Rights or Rights come from our Humanity pg. xii) and “Positivism” (the law is whatever the lawgiver says it is or the majority says pg. xiii, xiv) have affected the interpretation and application of the Constitution and different laws throughout our history.  Looking back from our time it is crazy to see how insane some of the judgments and the laws created.  I thought I knew a lot about the history of race and freedom in America leading up to the civil rights movement but, after reading this book, I was greatly mistaken.

This book covers from the founding of our country to today.  It does not shy away from the ugliness and ignorance of our past.  Judge Napolitano does not pull any punches.  If it is there it is in this book – granted this is not a complete history but a very good summary of it. From Washington to Jefferson to Lincoln to Post Civil War to WWI and WWII to Brown v Board of Education to Baseball – he looks at the good and the bad the correct and the incorrect.  You will be surprised when you read this book not everything was as it seemed to be or how at times we are taught in History class.

Again, I give this book my Highest Recommendation.

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