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Jun 23 2020
News
Police thwart attempt by protesters to topple statue of Andrew Jackson near White House
Protesters attempted to topple a bronze statue of President Andrew Jackson in a park next to the White House on Monday night but were thwarted when police intervened.
The scene unfolded dramatically as hundreds of demonstrators protesting police brutality locked arms around the statue in Lafayette Square shortly before 8 p.m., while chanting, “Hey, hey, ho, ho, Andrew Jackson’s got to
Washington Post
Jul 18 2020
News
18-Year-Old Activist Had Teeth Knocked Out By Police At Columbus Statue Protest, Officials Say
GRANT PARK — An 18-year-old activist who had just spoken to a crowd protesting at the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park had several front teeth knocked out by a Chicago Police officer Friday evening, according to video and multiple elected officials.
An outraged Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20th) said Miracle Boyd, 18, of the group GoodKids MadCity was assaulted by a police officer
Block Club Chicago
Jun 25 2020
News
Trump: Sad to see states allowing 'wise guys, anarchists & looters' to topple statues
President Trump in a late-night tweet said it is sad to see states allowing “wise guys, anarchists & looters” to topple statues and monuments during protests.
The president stood his ground in opposing efforts by protesters to remove or vandalize public statues and monuments of controversial historical figures, saying it’s “important” for people to “learn from them.”
“Very
The Hill
Jun 23 2020
News
‘Tear Them Down’: Shaun King Demands ‘White European’ Jesus Statues ‘Come Down’
Left-wing activist Shaun King called Monday for the removal of statues, murals and stained glass windows that depict Jesus as a “white European,” which he claimed “are a form of white supremacy.”
“Yes, I think the statues of the white European they claim is Jesus should also come down,” King, a former surrogate on Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’s 2020 presidential campaign, wrote on
The Daily Caller
Jun 25 2020
News
Trump and the statues: He still thinks provoking conflict will get him re-elected
Donald Trump is convinced he's the second coming of Richard Nixon. We'll leave aside the psychoanalysis of why someone might be so eager to present himself as heir to one of the greatest villains in American history, but Trump hasn't been subtle about his belief that he can replicate Nixon's 1968 electoral victory by triggering the same animus against civil rights activists and leftist
Salon
Nov 23 2021
News
Thomas Jefferson statue removed from NYC City Hall because former US president, author of Declaration of Independence owned slaves
A statue of Thomas Jefferson — America's third president and the author of the Declaration of Independence — was removed Monday from City Hall in New York City, where it stood for nearly two centuries, because Jefferson was a slave owner, the New York Post reported.
What are the details?
About a dozen art handlers with Marshall Fine Arts spent several hours carefully removing the
The Blaze
Dec 27 2019
Analysis
Britain put up a statue of its first female MP. You’ll definitely believe what happened next.
LATE LAST MONTH, IN THE MIDST of divisive national elections in Britain, officials from across the political spectrum took a private train to Plymouth, in southwest England, on a rare mission of comity.
They went to the unveiling of a statue of Nancy Astor, the first woman to sit in Britain’s Parliament, on the centenary of her election to represent Plymouth. The statue, like the train
Columbia Journalism Review
Aug 14 2019
News
Does The Statue Of Liberty Poem Invalidate U.S. Borders Or Require Giving Welfare To Non-Citizens?
Acting Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli announced a change in the “public charge” rule Monday that will deny green cards for immigrants on Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers, and other public welfare. It of course elicited liberally charged questions from reporters.
The “public charge” rule, enacted in 1882, requires green card applicants to prove
The Federalist
Jul 08 2020
Perspectives Blog
AllStances™: How should we handle controversial statues in public areas?
Tear them down and destroy them These statues glorify racism and hate. We must tear them down now to have our voices heard and to drive change. See arguments » Tear them down and put them in museums These statues glorify racism and hate. We must take them down, and put them in museums to warn against the evils of the past. See arguments » Discuss and Julie Mastrine