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Maryland removes Dred Scott ruling author’s statue

A statue of the U.S. Supreme Court justice who wrote the 1857 Dred Scott decision that upheld slavery and denied citizenship to African Americans was removed from the grounds of the Maryland State House early Friday. The statue of Roger B. Taney was lifted away by a crane at about 2 a.m. It was lowered into ...

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