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House Passes Legislation To Remove Maryland Native Roger Taney Bust From US Capitol
Federal officials are one step closer to removing the bust of a US Supreme Court justice with ties to Southern Maryland who found himself on the wrong side of history. The House passed legislation this week to remove the bust of Calvert County native Roger B. Taney, the nation’s fifth chief justice, former Attorney General of Maryland, and controversial Democratic lawmaker most known for writing the now-infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision that ruled African Americans were not citizens. "While the removal of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney's bust from the Capitol does not relieve the Congres…