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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.
Pages in category "Statues removed in 2020" ... (Chicago) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Columbia, South Carolina) ... (Portland, Oregon) Statue of George Whitefield;
The damaged bronze elk statue was removed for cleaning and safekeeping on July 2, 2020. [5] [6] [7] The stone fountain was removed on July 17, 2020, after RACC determined there was severe damage to the stone and basin of the fountain. [4] In 2024, the elk statue was repaired and construction on the fountain's replacement is set to begin in 2025 ...
Crews used a large crane to remove the statue in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park from its pedestal. Two statues of Christopher Columbus that stood in Chicago parks were taken down early Friday at ...
Crews used a large crane to remove the statue in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park from its pedestal. A small crowd cheered and passing cars honked as the statue came down about 3 a.m. The second ...
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The makeshift sculpture was erected in downtown Portland by demonstrators in July 2020, during the George Floyd protests.The statue replaced the Thompson Elk Fountain, a 1900 bronze sculpture and fountain by Roland Hinton Perry which became a target of graffiti and fires during the protests.
The artwork was vandalized during the local George Floyd protests, [5] [6] and later removed and stored out of public view. [7]In June 2023, the Mellon Foundation awarded the city of Portland and Lewis & Clark College a joint grant to hold public talks about the possible restoration of "The Promised Land" and other statues removed during the Floyd protests.