monuments
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Chicago Temporarily Removes Columbus Statues, Paving the Way for Increased Law Enforcement in Black Neighborhoods
Chicago said arrivederci to its Christopher Columbus statues in the early hours of Friday morning, in response to protests “that have become unsafe for both protesters and police,” said Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. As WGN TV Chicago reports, construction crews used a large crane to remove the Grant Park Columbus statue at around 3 a.m.,…
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Monument of British Slave Trader Replaced With Statue of Black Lives Matter Protester
Last month, as global protests were held against systemic racism and police brutality, one of the side effects was folks re-evaluating the casual monuments of racism that exist within their communities. While efforts to remove Confederate monuments have been raging for years, the fight to remove these racist statues is not limited to just America.…
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Joe Biden Says Statues of Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington Should Be Protected
In a world where you, an elderly white man, are in a presidential race in which you are trying to defeat the super boss evil overlord orange elderly white man with the (alleged) Adderall sniffs, how do you overcome his rabidly racist base while still trying to seemingly stay on the side of right? If…
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Rhode Island Gives Voters a Chance to Remove ‘Plantation’ From Its Official Name
Say what you will about 2020, but this has been the year that America is confronted with all the racism—blatant and subtle—that it celebrates through monuments, flags, product brands and the very names given to schools, streets and even entire states. It’s gotten to a point where the state of Rhode Island is moving toward…
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Protesters Attempted to Tear Down an Andrew Jackson Statue Near the White House
Apparently a lot of folks have decided that if government officials won’t act to remove any and all monuments erected to celebrate oppressors, then it’s on the people to tear them all down themselves. On Monday night, protesters targeted the statue of President Andrew Jackson that stands in a park in Washington D.C., not far…
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Philadelphia Will Pay Tribute to Forgotten Black American Hero With New Monument
On Tuesday, the city of Philadelphia will resurrect the memory of one of its most influential citizens, Octavius Catto, a civil rights activist whose work was instrumental in getting black men the right to vote in 1870, and who helped desegregate the city’s transportation system. Catto’s story has been erased from history books—a story itself…
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Look at All These Monuments From Around the World That Honor Those Who Fought Against Slavery
When Haiti unveiled Le Negré Marron statue in 1967, it became a symbol for freedom of black people across the world. The sculpture is a reminder of the rebellion against the French that set the Haitians free. The bust depicts a bronze man kneeling on one knee, torso arched, while holding a conch shell at…