Controversial Lincoln statue is removed in Boston, but remains in D.C. | The Crusader Newspaper Group

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Controversial Lincoln statue is removed in Boston, but remains in D.C. | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Gillian Brockell, Washington Post A replica of a controversial statue of Abraham Lincoln standing over a newly emancipated Black man has been removed from a public park in Boston. Crews were seen early Tuesday morning wrapping and lifting the statue, according to footage from Boston 25 News. Over the summer, the Boston Art Commission voted […]

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