Roger B. Taney Monument (Annapolis)

Roger B. Taney Monument
The statue of Chief Justice Taney in 2009, before the removal
Coordinates38°59′11″N 76°30′03″W / 38.98631°N 76.50085°W / 38.98631; -76.50085

The Roger B. Taney Monument is a statue of Roger Brooke Taney (1777–1864), fifth Chief Justice of the United States, that formerly stood on the grounds of the Maryland State House in Annapolis. Mounting opposition to the monument, as a commemoration of the author of the Dred Scott decision supporting slavery and denying citizenship to African Americans, led to the statue's removal in 2017.

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