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Roger B. Taney

Roger B. Taney, between 1855 and 1865. [Proslavery attorney, judge: Chief Justice of the United States. Delivered the majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), ruling that African Americans could not be considered US citizens, and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the US territories]. Artist Unknown. (Photo by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

Roger B. Taney
Roger B. Taney, between 1855 and 1865. [Proslavery attorney, judge: Chief Justice of the United States. Delivered the majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), ruling that African Americans could not be considered US citizens, and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the US territories]. Artist Unknown. (Photo by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images)
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1410623099
Collection:
Hulton Archive
Date created:
January 01, 1855
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Hulton Archive
Object name:
2908810
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