Roger Taney 
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SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
7/1/2021
The Statue of Chief Justice Taney Never Belonged in the Capitol
by Corey M. Brooks
“If a man,” famed Massachusetts radical Charles Sumner asserted, “has done evil during his life he must not be complimented in marble.” Instead Sumner demanded “the name of Taney … be hooted down the page of history.”
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7-26-15
Why Something Needs to Be Done About Maryland’s Shameful Monument to Roger Taney
by Corey M. Brooks
Those demanding removal of the statue have a legitimate grievance and should not be flippantly dismissed.
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