The monument, dedicated in 1924, showed a Confederate soldier with “The Confederate States of America” engraved on the front, WNCN added. The protesters kicked and spat on the toppled statue before carrying it from the old Durham County Courthouse to a police station, according to reports. In Louisville, Kentucky, a statue of a Confederate officer was splattered with orange paint. In Memphis, city attorney Bruce McMullen said Monday that he plans to file a petition to remove a statue of Forrest from a park. In Florida, sounds of a jackhammer echoed in downtown Gainesville as workers tore out the foundation of a Confederate statue known as "Old Joe" in front of the Alachua County Administration Building, The Gainesville Sun reported Monday.

Source: Fox News August 15, 2017 00:02 UTC