US EditionAlbert Pike statue to be restored, reinstalled after being torn down by protesters in 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C., AUG 5 – The National Park Service will restore and reinstall the statue following a 2020 toppling amid protests; restoration complies with federal preservation laws and Trump executive orders.
- On Monday, the National Park Service announced it will restore and reinstall the Albert Pike statue in Washington, D.C., after protesters tore it down on Juneteenth 2020.
- In June 2020, protests led to demonstrators pulling down the Albert Pike statue outside the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters, NBC News reported Monday.
- According to the agency, the restoration work includes repairing the damaged masonry plinth, broken stone, mortar joints, and mounting elements with crews beginning site preparation shortly at the Historic Preservation Training Center in Frederick, Maryland.
- In response, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton plans to reintroduce her 2021 bill to remove the Pike statue and donate it to a museum.
- The Park Service framed the decision as supporting orders to protect public monuments and present an accurate American history, despite controversy over Pike’s KKK allegations, disputed by Freemasons and historians.
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