Today In History (January 20 1801) John Marshall

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Today In History (January 20 1801) John Marshall

Post by WhiteHealer » Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:45 pm

TODAY IN HISTORY
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1801: John Marshall is appointed US chief justice. Marshall supported ending slavery and deporting all freed Blacks to Africa. He was the founder of the Virginia chapter of the American Colonization Society, whose goal was to do just that.

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