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3 Supreme Court Justices who ruled in the majority in Dred Scott v. Sanford; James Moore Wayne, Samuel Nelson, and Robert Cooper Grier, still sat on the court after the Civil War. How were they viewed in post-Civil War US? How did they interact with the 5 Lincoln appointed Justices?

by /u/HeyLetsNotKillJews in /r/AskHistorians

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