The mayor of Baltimore, Catherine Pugh, ordered the removal of four monuments to the era of the Confederacy, saying it was in the interest of public safety after the violence in Charlottesville. The statues were taken down before dawn on Wednesday.
Durham, N.C.
Confederate soldier monument toppled by protesters
Protesters pulled down a statue of a Confederate soldier in front of the Durham County Courthouse in Durham, N.C., on Monday. The statue, which had stood since 1924, was protected by a special law and state police have arrested four protesters since its removal.
Gainesville, Fla.
Monument to Confederate soldiers removed
A local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy paid for the removal of a monument to Confederate soldiers that stood in front of Alachua County Administration Building in downtown Gainesville for 113 years. The monument, known locally as “Old Joe,” was moved to a private cemetery outside the city, according to The Gainesville Sun.
New Orleans
Four monuments removed
New Orleans removed four monumentsdedicated to the Confederacy and opponents of Reconstruction in April. City workers who took them down wore flak jackets, helmets and masks and were guarded by police because of concerns about their safety.
Annapolis
Calls for removal of Roger B. Taney statue
The governor of Maryland, Larry Hogan, called for a statue of Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney to be removed from the statehouse grounds in Annapolis. Justice Taney was the chief author of the 1857 Dred Scott decision, which ruled that African-Americans, both enslaved and free, could not be American citizens.
Charlottesville, Va.
Proposal to remove monument to Gen. Robert E. Lee
Violence erupted on Saturday at a far-right protest against the proposed removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee, a Confederate general, from Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Va. Thirty-four people were injured in clashes and one person was killed when a Nazi sympathizer plowed his car into a crowd of counter-protesters, the authorities said. The statue has not been removed.
Jacksonville
Proposal to remove multiple Confederate monuments
The president of Jacksonville City Council, Anna Lopez Brosche, called for all Confederate monuments to be moved from city property to a museum. The most prominent Confederate memorial in Jacksonville is a statue of a Confederate soldier that sits atop a towering pillar in Hemming Park.
Lexington, Ky.
Two Confederate monuments slated for removal
On Tuesday, the City Council in Lexington, Ky., unanimously approved a proposal to remove two Confederate statues from the city’s historic courthouse. The mayor, Jim Gray, has 30 days to propose a new location for the statues, whose removal must be approved by the Kentucky Military Heritage Commission.
Washington, D.C.
Proposal to introduce bill to remove Confederate statues from U.S. Capitol building
Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey tweeted late Wednesday that he plans on introducing a bill to remove Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol building. There are at least 12 Confederate statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection of the Capitol building.
Hell Yeah!
REBLOG IF YOU WANT ALL OF THEM TO BE REMOVED
YES YES YES!!!
This should’ve happened 100’s of years ago!!! 🙌🏾 They should’ve never been built and put up.
keep it going
ngl i’m glad we waited until this moment, only because of the very direct message this sends? like in this time in history, when white supremacy is running fucking rampant, and nazis and kkk and hipster!nazis and hipster!kkk’s are marching for these statues to remain, removing them is so fucking juicy. all these horrifying people did this shit supposedly for the statue. and bc of that so many other statues are being removed. sweet justice in my book.
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