Keisha N. Blain is a writer and scholar of American and African-American history.
On March 6, 1857, Chief Justice Roger Taney ruled that African Americans were not and could not be citizens of the United States. For more on the Dred Scott decision and its bitter legacy, see @Gilder_Lehrman's digital exhibit. #history #OTD https://t.co/BrKgkCubcy https://t.co/bdxwsRSy0N
Criminal defense attorney in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
@TristanSnell It was until judicial activist Roger Taney in the Dred Scott decision made up a non-textual Constitutional right. Then owning a slave everywhere was legal, even in states that had prohibited the practice.
Congressman for Maryland’s Fifth District in the U.S. House of Representatives Chair: @RLC_Leaders
Our nation ought to display Americans of honor & integrity, that is why I’ve led efforts to #RemoveHate from our halls by replacing the bust of Roger B. Taney, the Dred Scott decision author, with that of the bust of former Justice Thurgood Marshall – a champion for civil rights.