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Statue removed by city after fires set by protesters seriously damaged its base. Base has been mostly dismantled. [374] [375] [376] Statue of George Whitefield: Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Jul 2, 2020: Whitefield was a supporter of slavery. [377] Statue of Frederick Douglass: Rochester: New York — Jul 5, 2020: Torn down by unknown perpetrators ...
The university's student newspaper The Daily also called for the removal of the statue in an op-ed, noting that a petition to remove the statue has reached over 3,000 signatures. This petition asked for the George Washington statue to be replaced with a Black Power fist and to rename the nearby George Cafe to the Juneteenth Cafe. [6]
Statue of Christopher Columbus (Waterbury, Connecticut) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Wilmington, Delaware) Statue of Diego de Vargas; Statue of Edward W. Carmack; Statue of Frank Rizzo; Statue of Frederick Douglass (Rochester, New York) Statue of George Washington (Portland, Oregon) Statue of George Whitefield; Statue of Hans Christian Heg
George Washington (Photo, ca. 1899) On July 14, 1832, the U.S. Congress commissioned Greenough to create a statue of Washington for display in the U.S. Capitol rotunda. [4] When the marble statue arrived in Washington, D.C. from Italy on July 31, 1841 it immediately generated controversy and criticism on its installation in the rotunda in ...
Removed Rizzo statue. On June 3, 2020, the City of Philadelphia removed the statue of Mayor Frank Rizzo from its location at the entrance of the Municipal Services Building by Philadelphia City Hall. Rizzo served as Philadelphia Police Commissioner and later served two terms as mayor; he was accused of having been racist and bigoted.
The sculptural ensemble was created by sculptor Horatio Greenough (1805–1852) who had previously been commissioned by the U.S. government to create a massive sculpture, George Washington (1832–1841) for the Capitol rotunda, also now removed from that site.
He also claimed a LaRouche video promised the Middle East conflict would be solved and World War III averted if the statue was removed. [20] In December 1992, the Washington, D.C., city council passed a resolution, sponsored by Charles Urdy, asking for the statue to be removed. [21] The weekly protests by LaRouche supporters continued into 1993.
Statue of George Washington: Portland, Oregon. German American Society Building 1926-27 Pompeo Coppini: Statue of George Washington: Seattle, Washington. University of Washington. 1909 Lorado Taft: Statue of George Washington: New York City, New York. Federal Hall. 1883 John Quincy Adams Ward: Statue of George Washington: Indianapolis, Indiana ...