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'''John Marshall''' (1755-1835) was the [[United States Supreme Court]]'s most influential [[Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court|Chief Justice]].  He was a leading [[Federalist Party|Federalist]] and was appointed by President [[John Adams]] as [[Secretary of State]] and then Chief Justice.  

'''John Marshall''' (1755-1835) was the [[United States Supreme Court]]'s most influential [[Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court|Chief Justice]].  [[Homeschooled]] in his education, Marshall became a leading [[Federalist Party|Federalist]] and was appointed by President [[John Adams]] as [[Secretary of State]] and then Chief Justice.  

He is a [[liberal]] icon who received preferential treatment by biographers and law school professors for more than a century, until historian Paul Finkelman uncovered that John Marshall actually owned hundreds of slaves and even bought and sold them throughout his life.<ref name="Finkelman">https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2018/03/04/Book-review-Supreme-Injustice-Slavery-in-the-Nation-s-Highest-Court/stories/201803040009</ref>  John Marshall repeatedly held in favor of slave owners and even overturned a precedent in favor of slaves in international waters, and on Marshall's death he granted freedom to his slaves only if they migrated to Africa, which none or almost none of his slaves wanted to do, so they remained enslaved.<ref name="Finkelman"/>  In contrast, Marshall let the murderer [[Aaron Burr]] walk free by presiding over his trial for [[treason]] and giving the [[jury]] restrictive instructions.

He is a [[liberal]] icon who received preferential treatment by biographers and law school professors for more than a century, until historian Paul Finkelman uncovered that John Marshall actually owned hundreds of slaves and even bought and sold them throughout his life.<ref name="Finkelman">https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2018/03/04/Book-review-Supreme-Injustice-Slavery-in-the-Nation-s-Highest-Court/stories/201803040009</ref>  John Marshall repeatedly held in favor of slave owners and even overturned a precedent in favor of slaves in international waters, and on Marshall's death he granted freedom to his slaves only if they migrated to Africa, which none or almost none of his slaves wanted to do, so they remained enslaved.<ref name="Finkelman"/>  In contrast, Marshall let the murderer [[Aaron Burr]] walk free by presiding over his trial for [[treason]] and giving the [[jury]] restrictive instructions.