House votes to remove Confederate monuments and bust of judge who supported slavery from US Capitol Alex Woodward © AP
A statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis in the US Capitol’s Statuary Hall could be removed under a proposal to remove monuments to Confederate figures. - AP
The House of Representatives has voted to move statues of Confederate figures from the US Capitol, reviving an attempt to remove racist symbols from places of prominence that stalled in Congress last year.
But more Republicans voted against the measure this time than they did last year under a similar proposal.
Only 67 Republicans joined Democrats to pass the bill, which would direct the Capitol architect to remove a dozen statues from public view. The measure passed by a vote of 285 to 120.
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House looks to remove Roger Taney bust, US chief justice best known for an infamous pro-slavery decision, other Confederate statues
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House votes to remove Roger Taney bust, Confederate statues
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1of5FILE - In this March 9, 2020, file photo a marble bust of Chief Justice Roger Taney is displayed in the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Taney, who came from a wealthy, slave-owning family in Calvert County, Md., led the Supreme Court in the 1857 ruling against Dred Scott, an enslaved African American man, who had sued for his freedom. The House is expected to approve a bill Tuesday that would remove from the bust of Taney from the Capitol, as well as statues of Jefferson Davis and others who served in the Confederacy.J. Scott Applewhite/APShow MoreShow Less
The Supreme Court held that Scott, as a Black man, was not a citizen and therefore had no right to sue, and found that legislation restricting slavery in certain territories was unconstitutional.
Three other statues honoring white supremacists including former U.S. Vice President John C. Calhoun of South Carolina would also be immediately removed under the legislation. Longer-term, the architect of the Capitol would be instructed to identify any other statues depicting those who served in the Confederate States of America for removal from public display.
The statues would go back to the states that sent them. The statue of Davis, for example, would be returned to Mississippi and that of Alexander Hamilton Stephens would be returned to Georgia. Davis served as the Confederacy’s president and Stephens as its vice president.