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On slaves and their descendants:
They are not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word "citizens" in the Constitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the United States.

Roger B. Taney

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Roger B. Taney

Roger B. Taney
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Born: March 17, 1777
Died: October 12, 1864 (aged 87)
Bio: Roger Brooke Taney was the fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, holding that office from 1836 until his death in 1864. He is most remembered for delivering the majority opinion in Dred Scott v.

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