The Dred Scott decision, which denied African Americans the right to citizenship and ruled that the Constitution protected slavery, was the subject of legislation passed by Congress last week. After the Civil War, the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the constitution were enacted.
The bill to remove the statue received unanimous support in a bipartisan vote and is on its way to the president.
The statue at the entrance of the Old Supreme Court Chamber will have 45 days to be removed once the legislation is signed by President Biden.
While we can't remove the bricks and stones that were placed here in bondage, we can make sure that the pieces of art we display here celebrate freedom, not slavery, not sedition, and not segregation.
The bill directed the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to replace Taney's bust with that of Thurgood Marshall, who was the first African American justice on the Supreme Court. Marshall played a key role in the Brown v. Board of Education decision that ordered the desegregation of K-12 schools.
As a towering civil rights leader, Marshall is a Marylander worthy of a place of honor in these historic halls.
Thurgood Marshall Jr., the son of Thurgood Marshall, told Yahoo News that his father would be proud.
He would be moved, said Marshall Jr. Our family is very proud of us. We're grateful to the congressman and senator for paving the way for this to happen.
The director of the Civil Rights Memorial Center at Southern Poverty Law Center told Yahoo News thatMarshall ruled from the perspective of a certain group maintaining power but understanding and sharing that power for the greater good of all of us.
Marshall needs to be honored, according to some experts. Marshall left the court 30 years ago and it is a shame that one was not instituted earlier. The time has come for a statue of Thurgood Marshall, according to a law professor.
States are pushing to remove Confederate statues and monuments. The Southern Poverty Law Center says at least 168 Confederate symbols have been removed nationwide.
Five years have passed since a statue of Taney was removed from the Maryland State House. He was removed from the Supreme Court in Washington because of his support for slavery.
Legislators want Confederate symbols removed from the public square. General A.P. Hill's monument was removed from the city ofRichmond.
Some states are facing resistance to removing Confederate symbols at the local level, even though there was overwhelming support to remove the bust of Taney.
If a Confederate monument is removed, several states will fine you a lot. English wants the president to sign an executive order that will prevent states from blocking the removal of Confederate monuments.
The removal of Confederate symbols is being accused of wiping out history. According to a 2020 Washington Post poll, more than half of Americans are against removing public statues of Confederate generals.
While it is important to know our past, we should not honor those who tried to divide our nation with likenesses in these hallowed halls.
We should know who Roger Brooke Taney was, a man who was well-liked in Maryland. He wasn't right. 3 million people visit the Capitol each year The people who are honored in our halls signal to those who come to visit us.
The statute needs to be replaced with a bust of Thurgood Marshall.
Marshall Jr. said that the effort made clear that the society believes in equality and unity.
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