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Saturday, June 20, 2020

DC protesters pull down, burn statue of Confederate general

DC protesters pull down, burn statue of Confederate generalProtesters toppled the only statue of a Confederate general in the nation's capital and set it on fire on Juneteenth, the day marking the end of slavery in the United States, amid continuing anti-racism demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Cheering demonstrators jumped up and down as the 11-foot (3.4-meter) statue of Albert Pike — wrapped with chains — wobbled on its high granite pedestal before falling backward, landing in a pile of dust. Jubilant protesters read out Trump’s tweet over a bullhorn and cheered.


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