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John Marshall Harlan (the first) (1833-1911) was an Associate Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] from 1877–1911. Born into a privileged slaveowning family, Harlan himself briefly owned slaves but later became famous for dissenting from the "separate but equal" racial doctrine once established in [[Plessy v. Ferguson]] (1896).   

'''John Marshall Harlan''' (the first) (1833-1911) was an Associate Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] from 1877–1911. Born into a privileged slaveowning family, Harlan himself briefly owned slaves but later became famous for dissenting from the "separate but equal" racial doctrine once established in [[Plessy v. Ferguson]] (1896).   

Harlan's father had been a close friend of [[Henry Clay]] and served as a United States congressman, Kentucky state legislator, secretary of state, and state attorney general. Harlan became a Know-Nothing after the demise of the [[Whig Party]], and he was first elected as a county judge in 1858.  He gave many recorded racist and states' rights speeches that became an embarrassment after the [[Civil War]], in which he served on the [[Union]].

Harlan's father had been a close friend of [[Henry Clay]] and served as a United States congressman, Kentucky state legislator, secretary of state, and state attorney general. Harlan became a Know-Nothing after the demise of the [[Whig Party]], and he was first elected as a county judge in 1858.  He gave many recorded racist and states' rights speeches that became an embarrassment after the [[Civil War]], in which he served on the [[Union]].

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[[Category:United States Supreme Court]]

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