27-06-2020 20:24 via news.yahoo.com

Fight to topple Lincoln statue rages in DC

Protestors in Washington want a statue of Abraham Lincoln removed - not the famous one on the National Mall but a bronze memorial statue in nearby Lincoln Park called the Emancipation Memorial.It depicts the former president standing over a kneeling African American man who is newly freed from slavery.Hundreds of protestors gathered in the park for the second time this week. They say the statue overlooks contributions made by African Americans to end slavery.(MAN DRESSED AS ABOLITIONIST FREDERIC
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