Cenk Uygur
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Pro-Slavery Statue Comes Down Overnight
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August 19, 2017
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7:35Now PlayingA statue of an infamous Supreme Court Justice was just taken down. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, and Michael Shure, the hosts of The Young Turks, tell you why it was removed. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“Maryland officials removed a controversial statue in Annapolis overnight Friday following the violent clashes over removing Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, Va.
Workers began removing the statue of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Taney, who ruled in favor of slaveholders in the infamous Dred Scott case, at about 12:20 a.m. Friday, according to The Baltimore Sun.
The decision comes after Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) called for the statue to be removed days ago.
“While we cannot hide from our history — nor should we — the time has come to make clear the difference between properly acknowledging our past and glorifying the darkest chapters of our history," Hogan said this week.
"With that in mind, I believe removing the Justice Roger B. Taney statue from the State House grounds is the right thing to do, and we will ask the State House Trust to take that action immediately,” he added.
The statue will be moved to a Maryland State Archives facility, the Sun reported.”
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