Not Even Past: Dred Scott Reprise
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The Decline of Roger Book Taney's Statue
Roger Book Taney's statue is no longer standing outside the Maryland State House in Annapolis. It's the latest image of a pro-slavery icon to come down in the wake of violent racial clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia. Since this episode originally ran in 2017, Richard Josie, who led me on a tour through Dred Scott's room at Fort Snelling, now runs a consulting company for museums and historical organizations. And one more update. Until recently, a marble bust of Chief Justice Taney sat outside the old Supreme Court chamber at the U.S. Capitol. In December 2022, Congress passed a bill to replace Taney's bust with one of Justice Thurgood
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