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Boston removes statue of former slave kneeling before President Lincoln after 141 years

Boston removes statue of former slave kneeling before President Lincoln after 141 years
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Boston removes statue of Lincoln, kneeling formerly enslaved Black man

Boston city workers on Tuesday removed a controversial statue of former President Abraham Lincoln standing before a kneeling freed slave which has stood downtown for more than 140 years.

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Vilified statue of Abraham Lincoln and kneeling slave removed from Park Square in Boston

The Emancipation Group statue was removed and towed away from Park Square, Boston courtesy Kobi 5TV A statue of a slave kneeling before President Abraham Lincoln has been removed from Park Square in Boston, US, after more than 12,000 people signed a petition initiated by artist Tory Bullock calling for it to be replaced. The controversial Emancipation Group sculpture, designed by Boston artist Thomas Ball, has been in place since 1879 and was designed to show the emancipation of slaves after the Civil War. But it has come under scrutiny, along with other historic statues across the US, in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests and the death of George Floyd in May. The sculpture is a bronze recasting of

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Statue in Boston of Abraham Lincoln with freed slave kneeling at his feet is removed

Statue in Boston of Abraham Lincoln with freed slave kneeling at his feet is removed Stefan Sykes © Provided by NBC News A statue depicting a freed slave kneeling at the feet of President Abraham Lincoln was removed from its perch in Boston s Park Square this week. Workers took down the statue, called The Emancipation Group, early Tuesday morning after Boston officials voted to dismantle the 141-year-old monument over the summer. The bronze statue, a replica of one in Washington, aimed to commemorate the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 and honor President Lincoln, but critics have long deemed the display degrading and racist. In June, nationwide protests over racial injustice reignited calls for the statue’s removal, prompting the Boston Art Commission to vote unanimously in favor of taking it down.

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Statue of Slave Kneeling before Abraham Lincoln Taken Down in Boston

The Abraham Lincoln Statue, erected in 1879, by Thomas Ball, is viewed in Park Square in Boston, Massachusetts on June 16, 2020. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) A statue in Boston depicting a formerly enslaved man kneeling at the feet of President Abraham Lincoln has been removed. The Emancipation Group Memorial was removed after critics saw it as demeaning and racist. Among them was social media influencer Tory Bullock, who started a petition over the summer pushing for its removal. “It’s an amazing funeral, I’m here to provide a silent eulogy for this piece of artwork that’s been here for 141 years,” Bullock told CBS Boston on Tuesday as the monument was being hauled away.

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