Am I Not a Man: The Dred Scott Story by Mark L. Shurtleff

November 1, 2009 | 2 Comments
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Title: Am I Not a Man: The Dred Scott Story

Author: Mark L. Shurtle

Publisher: Valor Publishing

Release Date: November 3, 2009

ISBN: 978-1-935546-00-9

Size: 534 pages, hardcover

Genre: Historical

An illiterate slave, Dred Scott trusted in an all-white, slave-owning jury to declare him free. But after briefly experiencing the glory of freedom and manhood, a new state Supreme Court ordered the cold steel of the shackles to be closed again around his wrists and ankles. Falling to his knees, Dred cried, “Ain’t I a man?” Dred answered his own question by rising and taking his fight to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Dred ultimately lost his epic battle when the Chief Justice declared that a black man was so inferior that he had “no rights a white man was bound to respect.”

Dred died not knowing that his undying courage led directly to the election of President Abraham Lincoln and the emancipation proclamation.

Dred Scott’s inspiring and compelling true story of adventure, courage, love, hatred, and friendship parallels the history of this nation from the long night of slavery to the narrow crack in the door that would ultimately lead to freedom and equality for all men.


2 responses to “Am I Not a Man: The Dred Scott Story by Mark L. Shurtleff

  1. Elizabeth Morgan

    I think that the Dred Scott case is a sad one. This book seems really good to give a more indepth glance at some facts that I already know.

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