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The following monuments and memorials were removed during the George Floyd protests, mainly due to their connections to racism.The majority are in the United States and mostly commemorate the Confederate States of America (CSA), but some monuments were also removed in other countries, for example the statues of slave traders in the United Kingdom.
The National Statuary Hall Collection comprises 60 statues of bronze and 39 of marble. Several sculptors have created multiple statues for the collection, the most prolific being Charles Henry Niehaus who sculpted eight statues currently and formerly in the collection. The US states that sent the statues, not Congress nor the Architect of the ...
Monuments and memorials in the United States removed during the George Floyd protests (1 C, 108 P) Pages in category "Monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
Elgin stated he removed the sculptures with permission of the Ottoman officials who exercised authority in Athens at the time. [4] The legality of Elgin's actions has been disputed. [5] Their presence in the British Museum is the subject of longstanding international controversy.
Robert E. Lee, a statue given to the National Statuary Hall by Virginia in 1909 (removed in favor of Barbara Rose Johns in 2020) [1]. The following is a partial list of monuments and memorials to Robert E. Lee, who served as General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States in 1865.
They were removed by Lord Elgin, British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire – still governing Greece in the early 19th century – between 1801 and 1805 and were subsequently shipped to Britain.
Wilmington: In the early morning of June 25, 2020, in what has been described as a surprise move, the City of Wilmington removed the Confederate Memorial (1924) and the George Davis Monument (1911). The city's Twitter page posted at 5:28 a.m.: [372] "In accordance with NC law, the city has temporarily removed two monuments from the downtown ...
A diplomatic row erupted after Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting with the Greek prime minister who wanted to discuss the statues