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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC 6 Mar 2017

    Dred Scott decision was issued 160 years ago today by Chief Justice Roger Taney:pic.twitter.com/Gy4HmS7gKW

    4:09 AM - 6 Mar 2017
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      2. Momma‏ @MommaMia6512 6 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        too bad Donald Trump doesn't know what the Dred Scott Decision is...

        2 replies 2 retweets 8 likes
      3. Crooked Donnie‏ @vernslawyer 6 Mar 2017
        Replying to @MommaMia6512 @BeschlossDC

        He's got a meeting later today with Frederick Douglass, who can explain it to him.

        2 replies 1 retweet 15 likes
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      1. Saint Jimmy‏ @jshusss 6 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        @JohnJHarwood I thought Taney was last living Neanderthal until Bannon raised his narcissistic head

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      1. The Commander‏ @276six 6 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        that guy looks like I feel.

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      1. Lawrence‏ @Lawrence_n_DC 6 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        BTW, Roger B. Taney Middle School in Temple Hills, MD was renamed for Justice Thurgood Marshall. #GoodJob

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      1. dgentryor‏ @dgentryor 6 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        @GovHowardDean i sure sessions will "celebrate" with some voter suppression activities.

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      2. Ken Willis‏ @HeyWillieNJ 6 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Looks like lead singer at every '60s rock reunion show. Ever.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Ken Willis‏ @HeyWillieNJ 6 Mar 2017
        Replying to @HeyWillieNJ @BeschlossDC

        Except Dylan, who doesn't actually look this good.

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      2. Mern‏ @mernw 6 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        160 years later Roger Taney still in purgatory

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
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      1. Wade Griffith‏ @revwadegriffith 6 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        that dude just looks evil

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      1. meg sulzman‏ @megzilla49 6 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        He looks dyspeptic 🤢

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      1. Wanda #5‏ @wandar1of5 6 Mar 2017
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        Don't be surprised if Trump voters try to pretend slavery didn't happen and call this alt-news.

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      1. Em Oldbrush‏ @moosemuffin 6 Mar 2017
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        @GovHowardDean We hang our heads in shame

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      1. Rogue Boba Fett‏ @RogueBobaFett 6 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        That guy knew how to party.

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      1. johanna quirk‏ @QuirkJoan 7 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        not a thing to celebrate but I find myself staring curiously at the face of a man who stands for evil

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      1. Katherine Knight  ☺‏ @FutureGirl2073 6 Mar 2017
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        What a creepy-looking old man!!

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      1. Ted Andrews‏ @ted_ttedandrews 6 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        was Taney a judge who made the law?

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      1. Jackie Warren‏ @aussie_mumof4 6 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        #AmINotAMan #theDredScottStory #MarkShurtleff #goodreading

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