The House Votes To Remove Confederate Statues In The U.S. Capitol
The legislation also calls for the removal of a bust of former Chief Justice Roger Taney, author of the infamous Dred Scott decision that declared Black Americans weren't U.S. citizens.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to remove all Confederate statues from public display in the U.S. Capitol, along with replacing the bust of former Chief Justice of the United States Roger Taney, author of the 1857 Dred Scott decision that declared that people of African descent were not U.S. citizens.
The House passed the measure 285-120. All Democratic members supported the legislation; all 'no' votes came from Republican members.
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