🦒 Statues Removed In New Orleans

New Orleans has begun removing statues that the city's mayor said were erected to honor the "lost cause of the Confederacy." The first to go early Monday morning was the Battle of Liberty On May 19, 2017, the Monumental Task Committee, an organization that maintains monuments and plaques across the city, commented on the removal of the statues: "Mayor Landrieu and the City Council have stripped New Orleans of nationally recognized historic landmarks. With the removal of four of our century-plus aged landmarks, at 299 years old The Robert E. Lee Monument, formerly in New Orleans, Louisiana, is a historic statue dedicated to Confederate General Robert E. Lee by American sculptor Alexander Doyle. It was removed (intact) by official order and moved to an unknown location on May 19, 2017. Any future display is uncertain. [2] History Robert E. Lee Monument, close up New Orleans is removing four statues built between 1884-1915 First erected in 1891, it commemorated the Crescent City White League's attempt to overthrow the post-Civil War government. New Orleans' Lee Circle, which has a prominent statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. WWL-TV Landrieu drew blistering criticism from monument supporters and even some political allies. Removal of Robert E. Lee monument on May 19, 2017. About two weeks later, the statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis at the intersection of Jefferson Davis Parkway and Canal Street was taken down in the pre-sunset hours of May 11th. peDcq.

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