Today In History (January 20 1801)

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Today In History (January 20 1801)

Post by AustrianPainter » Mon Jan 20, 2025 10:15 am

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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