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It was the last Confederate statue to be removed from a courthouse. [264] Ellicott City, Howard County: Howard County Courthouse Confederate Monument. Dedicated in 1948. Removed on August 22, 2017. [265] Lothian: A statue of Confederate soldier Benjamin Welch Owens was vandalized in June 2020 and toppled in July 2020. [266]
The following monuments and memorials were removed during the George Floyd protests, mainly due to their connections to racism.The majority are in the United States and mostly commemorate the Confederate States of America (CSA), but some monuments were also removed in other countries, for example the statues of slave traders in the United Kingdom.
Virginia's governor has decided to remove a huge statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, after city authorities said they'll remove other Confederate monuments from Monument Avenue.
Figures on the Confederate statue include a Black woman depicted as “Mammy” and an enslaved man following his owner to war. ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A Confederate memorial is to be removed from ...
A federal judge on Monday ordered a halt to the removal of a Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery shortly after U.S. Army crews began work to dismantle the tall bronze statue as ...
The Confederate Monument to Robert E. Lee was removed from its pedestal in Lee Circle in New Orleans on May 17, 2017 As of April 2017 [update] , at least 60 symbols of the Confederacy had been removed or renamed since 2015, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). [ 42 ]
The statue was built in 1914, and includes depicitions of enslaved African Americans Confederate statue set for removal from Arlington National Cemetery despite GOP outcry Skip to main content
The statue was removed on December 7, 2021, but the Confederate flags surrounding the statue remained in place until their removal in 2024. [35] The statue was damaged during its removal, and was later disassembled and moved from the site. According to the BONT, the statue will not be remounted or displayed. [28]