This chapter explores the Dred Scott case of 1857 and its legal implications in regard to family-making, specifically marriage, for Black people during and after the US Civil War.
Kelli María Korducki is a journalist and cultural critic. Her byline has appeared frequently in the Globe and Mail and National Post, as well as in the New Inquiry, NPR,The Walrus, Vice, and the Hairpin. She was nominated for a 2015 National Magazine Award for 'Tiny Triumphs,' a 10,000-word meditation on the humble hot dog for Little Brother. A former editor-in-chief of the popular news blog The Toronotist, Korducki is based in Toronto and Brooklyn.
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This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet est financé en partie par le gouvernement du Canada.