Maryland Removes Dred Scott Ruling Author's Statue

By BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press: Nation
Fri, 08/18/2017 - 3:48am

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- 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 morning....

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Topics: annapolis md ap u.s supreme court dred scott african americans maryland state house a statue

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