(CNN) A peaceful protest organized to stand in solidarity with Charlottesville, Virginia, took a turn Monday when protesters toppled a Confederate statue in Durham, North Carolina. Demonstrators gathered at the old Durham County courthouse around the Confederate Soldiers Monument. Update: you can see protester put rope around statue before it's pulled down. @WNCN pic.twitter.com/MBkNUpIuya — Amy Cutler (@AmyCutlerNews) August 14, 2017Protesters pulled the rope and erupted in cheers as the statue toppled onto the ground. "The racism and deadly violence in Charlottesville is unacceptable, but there is a better way to remove these monuments," tweeted North Carolina Gov.

Source: CNN August 15, 2017 02:49 UTC