Boston Removes Statue of Formerly Enslaved Man Kneeling Before Lincoln
Officials voted unanimously to remove “Emancipation Group” in June, after a widespread petition and hours of debate.
“Emancipation Group” in Boston depicts the formerly enslaved Archer Alexander kneeling before President Abraham Lincoln.Credit.Michael Dwyer/Associated Press
Published Dec. 29, 2020Updated Feb. 28, 2021
A statue depicting a formerly enslaved man kneeling before President Abraham Lincoln was taken down from a Boston park on Tuesday after officials this summer voted unanimously for its removal.
The bronze statue, called “Emancipation Group,” had been a fixture of Park Square in downtown Boston since 1879, but has long courted criticism for its depiction of a freed man at the feet of Lincoln.