The National Era Vol. XI No. 532

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1Issue #532 (March 12, 1857) of the weekly newspaper The National Era with reporting on the Dred Scott decision. The newspaper consists of four pages of eight columns each. The Dred Scott case is reported in columns 1-5 of the second page and includes a recounting of the opinions of Supreme Court Justices Taney, McLean, and Curtis. The rest of the issue contains reporting on Congress, general news, international affairs, markets, books, classifieds, and obituaries.

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