Well, this was the scene last night as protesters tore down statues at golden gate park. The monuments were of Francis Scott key, former president ulysses s. Grant all torn down. It all comes over the debate of the legacy of the historic figures. Reporter the city says their crews worked through the night after the statues were pulled down and today just the pedestals are left. Today people came by to have a look and weigh in. Cleanup was under way early in golden gate park. Pedestals were there, but three statues were gone. Stephen exercises here and has some experience. I also think about if there arent other statues depicting those who were oppressed so im not sad. G reporter we obtained video of the monuments being pulled down. Last night Police Say People showed up and at one point bottles were thrown at officers. Key composed the starspangled banner and was known to own slaves. The country is not ready to admit to a lot of things that has happened, and i think that people now are
Statues last night, former president ulysses s. Grant. It comes amid growing debate of the legacies of historic figures. Christie smith joins us live with more from golden gate park. Reporter the city says the crew came out here and worked through the night after the statues were pulled down. I want to step aside so you can see what it looks like out here. Basically just the pedestals remain here and at another location. Now, today people keep coming by to see what happened. City crews removed spray paint from pedestals. I think that those should have been taken down a long, long time ago. Reporter statues of Francis Scott key, ulysses s. Grant are gone. We obtained video of the monuments being pulled down. Last night hundreds of people showed up and bottles were thrown at officers. Established missions and accused. Scott key composed the star spangled banner and was known to have owned slaves. And grant, the 18th president , had a history with both. Havent seen any representation of o
Systemic racism, berkeley to the bay bridge, clear. And acts of vandalism Getting International attention. Sergio quintana is with the details. Reporter eclectic group of demonstrations started as caravan of cars to the mission district. Along with calls for change, younger organizers called for sustained action. What we have to do is come together like this, not just today, not just tomorrow. Reporter and celebrating what they say is continuing momentum for the movement. Its important we have the momentum going on. Make some noise for the three statues that went down yesterday, racist past, slave holders, colonizers . Reporter some raised concerns from u. S. Embassy of spain. Deeply regret the statue of saint june pairro serra, and cervantes, who was himself held as slave for five years. Amongst several statues defaced or torn down. Embassy called for shared cultural figures to be protected. Sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. Talk more about the statues. This was the scene as they to
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