South Carolina statue set for removal, protesters topple two in Wisconsin
Several more US monuments have been torn down following nationwide demonstrations demanding an end to racial injustice. This time, by city officials as well as at the hands of protesters.
In Charleston, South Carolina, crews worked through the early hours of Wednesday to prepare a statue of former US Vice President John C. Calhoun for removal.
Calhoun, Vice President from 1825 to 1832, was a known defender of slavery. Protesters had been demanding the statue be taken down.
In Madison, Wisconsin, demonstrators toppled two more statues - even though their ties to a controversial past wasn't immediately evident.
One statue, entitled "Forward," was placed at the Wisconsin State Capitol in 1895 as a symbol of devotion and progress, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society; the other fallen statue was a likeness of Hans Christian Heg, a Union Colonel.
And in Raleigh, North Carolina, crews dismantled a 75-foot pillar that used to hold two statues of soldiers before protesters toppled them last Friday, according to local media.
Monuments honoring certain historical figures have been removed around the world following the May 25 death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the ensuing protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
(Source: Reuters)
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