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The statue of Captain John O Donnell, who owned slaves, was removed from Canton Square this week, which is critical to promoting equity in Baltimore, the mayor said. (Elizabeth Janney/Patch)
BALTIMORE, MD The statue of slave owner Captain John O Donnell was removed from Canton Square this week, which Baltimore s mayor says is critical to promoting equity in the city. Tonight, the hostile vestige to the notorious enslaver Captain John O Donnell no longer stands in Canton Square, Mayor Brandon Scott said in a statement Monday night upon the statue s removal. This is a historical moment, however countless publicly named monuments, statues, streets, and schools across Baltimore remain that must be reassessed, Scott said.
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Baltimore Removes Statue of Slave Owner from Canton Park
McKenna Oxenden, Baltimore Sun, April 6, 2021
A statue dedicated in 1980 to Capt. John O’Donnell, an Irish-born merchant who enslaved people on his plantation in Canton, was removed Monday night by Baltimore City.
Mayor Brandon Scott, who ordered the removal, said it was a “historical moment” but far from the last in a city with no shortage of monuments, streets and schools named for people with oppressive legacies. He pledged to work with the city administrator to establish an official process for reviewing “these cruel monuments while continuing to promote equitable policies to right yesterday’s wrongs.”
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