Used in the Slaughterhouse Cases, this illustration identified the location of slaughterhouses along the Mississippi River. After Louisiana granted a monopoly over the meat-slaughtering industry to one company, local butchers argued that the state had violated individual rights protected under the 14th Amendment. The Supreme Court ultimately ruled in favor of the monopoly.
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