By: Tadi Abedje Two months after the George Floyd murder last year, the House introduced legislation to remove confederate statues such as Chief Justice Taney, John C. Calhoun, Charles B. Aycock and James Paul Clarke from the U.S. Capitol. RELATED: Police are Searching for Suspects Who Vandalized Floyd Statues in NY and NJ The plan was to have a statue of Thurgood Marshall, who was the first Black Supreme Court Justice, in place of Taney. The bill passed on July 22, 2020 in the House with a 305-113 vote, but was stalled in the Republican-controlled Senate. “The American people know these names have to go. These names are white supremacists that said terrible things about our country. This is over 100 […]
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