A bust of the Union general, US President, and slaveowner was toppled and dragged by protesters in San Francisco on Juneteenth of 2020.
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The Slaveowner and author of the “Star Spangled Banner” was torn from his perch by direct action on Juneteenth 2020.
A statue of John Sutter was removed from the campus of Sutter General Hospital / Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, CA, days after it was marked with red paint by protesters.
A 1990s statue of 16th century Spanish colonizer Juan de Oñate was removed by Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, prior to a planned protest by activists who had long decried the statue’s presence.
Bde Maka Ska (“White Earth Lake”) in Minneapolis, Minnesota was restored to its original Dakota name after a multi-year legal battle. It had been named for John C. Calhoun, a slaveowner, racist, and vocal advocate of slavery.
A statue Confederate General Robert E. Lee was removed from Duke University’s Chapel after being damaged in the week following Unite the Right.