Both statues depict President Abraham Lincoln standing over a kneeling black man who is newly freed from slavery. DC PROTESTERS CONDEMN EMANCIPATION MEMORIAL IN LINCOLN PARKCharlotte Scott, of Virginia, used the first $5 she earned after being freed from slavery to launch a fundraising campaign, the park service said. DC'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATE WANTS 'PROBLEMATIC' LINCOLN STATUE REMOVED FROM LINCOLN PARKThe monument, which was designed by Thomas Ball, was cast in Munich in 1875 and shipped to Washington in 1876. Tory Bullock started an online petition for the Boston statue's removal that has already garnered more than 10,000 signatures. On Wednesday, Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.'s non-voting House delegate, announced she will introduce legislation to remove the statue from Lincoln Park, Washington's WJLA_TV reported.

Source: Fox News June 26, 2020 08:37 UTC