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Confederate Statues Coming Down

IN PICTURES: Violent white supremacy protests have inspired people in the United States to tear down monuments to the Confederacy. 
Violent protests in Charlotteville, Virginia over the weekend have intensified the resolve of municipal leaders and civil society groups to remove monuments to the Confederacy from public spaces in the United States.
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The statue of General Robert E. Lee, at the centre of the Saturday's protests which turned violent, resulting in the death of one woman and the injury of 19 others
The statue of General Robert E. Lee, at the centre of the Saturday's protests which turned violent, resulting in the death of one woman and the injury of 19 others Photo:Reuters
Protesters stand in from of a statue of Confederate Major John B. Castleman in Louisville, demanding that it be removed.
Protesters stand in from of a statue of Confederate Major John B. Castleman in Louisville, demanding that it be removed. Photo:Reuters
This man drove around the statue of Major Castleman with a sign saying
This man drove around the statue of Major Castleman with a sign saying "Stop Destroying America's Historical Monuments." Photo:Reuters
The Confederacy was an attempt by 11 slave-holding U.S. states to partially secede from the rest of the states, which they did from 1861 to 1865.
The Confederacy was an attempt by 11 slave-holding U.S. states to partially secede from the rest of the states, which they did from 1861 to 1865. Photo:Reuters
After the white supremacist protests of the weekend, the calls for these symbols of the U.S.' racist past to be removed from public spaces has intensified.
After the white supremacist protests of the weekend, the calls for these symbols of the U.S.' racist past to be removed from public spaces has intensified. Photo:Reuters
These group held a protest calling for this statue of Major Castleman to be removed. Municipal leaders of Memphis, Tennessee, and Jacksonville, Florida have announced plans to tear down statues in their districts.
These group held a protest calling for this statue of Major Castleman to be removed. Municipal leaders of Memphis, Tennessee, and Jacksonville, Florida have announced plans to tear down statues in their districts. Photo:Reuters
Some activist groups have taken matters into their own hands and have defaced some of the offending monuments.
Some activist groups have taken matters into their own hands and have defaced some of the offending monuments. Photo:Reuters
A plaque dedicated to Confederate soldier John B. Castleman was vandalized by activists.
A plaque dedicated to Confederate soldier John B. Castleman was vandalized by activists. Photo:Reuters
A municipal worker cleans paint off the vandalized statue.
A municipal worker cleans paint off the vandalized statue. Photo:Reuters
An example of the type of statue that has been criticized. It is of former U.S. Vice President and Confederate General John Cabell Breckinridge.
An example of the type of statue that has been criticized. It is of former U.S. Vice President and Confederate General John Cabell Breckinridge. Photo:Reuters
A closer look at the statue of former U.S. Vice President and Confederate General John Cabell Breckinridge outside the Old Courthouse in Lexington.
A closer look at the statue of former U.S. Vice President and Confederate General John Cabell Breckinridge outside the Old Courthouse in Lexington. Photo:Reuters
This statue of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan is protected by scaffolding because of construction nearby. It stands outside the Historic Lexington Courthouse in Lexington, Kentucy.
This statue of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan is protected by scaffolding because of construction nearby. It stands outside the Historic Lexington Courthouse in Lexington, Kentucy. Photo:Reuters
This statue of a Confederate Soldier was toppled by activists.
This statue of a Confederate Soldier was toppled by activists. Photo:Reuters
This protester stands proudly on the toppled statue of a Confederate soldier in Durham, North Carolina.
This protester stands proudly on the toppled statue of a Confederate soldier in Durham, North Carolina. Photo:Reuters
Published 15 August 2017
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