Ohio Law School Purges Chief Justice John Marshall From Its Name Because He Owned Slaves

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer; Henrietta Fore, director of the U.S. Mint; and Frank Jones, president of the Supreme Court Historical Society hold a ceremony to unveil the Chief Justice John Marshall Silver Dollar at the Supreme Court Upper Great Hall in Washington, D.C., on May 4, 2005. The new silver dollar commemorates the 250th anniversary of Marshall's birthday, Sept. 24, 1755, and it is the first coin produced by the U.S. Mint honoring a Supreme Court Justice. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Cleveland State University is purging the name of the legendary late Chief Justice John Marshall from its 125-year-old law school because he was a slaveowner.

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