Essence Magazine:
By Melissa Noel· Updated December 19, 2022
The statue of late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Roger B. Taney will be replaced by a statue of American civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall in the Capitol, according to NBC News.
House lawmakers passed a bill on December 14 calling for the removal of Taney’s bust, referring to it as “unsuitable for the honor of display to the many visitors to the Capitol.” Taney
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