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Confederate Statues Were Built To Further A 'White Supremacist Future'

Crews worked to remove the statue of Supreme Court judge and segregationist Roger Taney from the front lawn of the Maryland State House late Thursday night. Taney wrote the 1857 <em>Dred Scott</em> decision that defended slavery and said black Americans could never be citizens. (TNS via Getty Images)
Crews worked to remove the statue of Supreme Court judge and segregationist Roger Taney from the front lawn of the Maryland State House late Thursday night. Taney wrote the 1857 Dred Scott decision that defended slavery and said black Americans could never be citizens. (TNS via Getty Images)

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