John Marshall Harlan opposed abolition when the Civil War began, while supporting the Constitution and fighting to preserve the Union.
Sources
- Supreme Court of the United States Home (supremecourt.gov)
- https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/article/john-marshall-harlan/ (civics.supremecourthistory.org)
- https://law.louisville.edu/lawlibrary/special-collections/john-marshall-harlan-collection/harlans-great-dissent (law.louisville.edu)
- https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=121559 (hmdb.org)
- https://legalclarity.org/justice-john-marshall-harlan-life-dissents-and-legacy/ (legalclarity.org)
- https://www.centre.edu/news/legacy-john-marshall-harlan-Centre-College (centre.edu)
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