Paul Finkelman
Author · 8 books
Paul Finkelman is an American legal historian. He received his undergraduate degree in American studies from Syracuse University in 1971, and his master's degree (1972) and doctorate (1976) in American history from the University of Chicago.
Series
Books

American Documents
The Constitution
2005

Slavery and the Founders
Race and Liberty in the Age of Jefferson
1995

Millard Fillmore
The American Presidents Series: The 13th President, 1850-1853
2009

A Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger
with Related Documents
2010

Dred Scott v. Sandford
A Brief History with Documents
1996

Defending Slavery
Proslavery Thought in the Old South: A Brief History with Documents
2003

Supreme Injustice
Slavery in the Nation's Highest Court
2018

Slavery & the Law
1997