US EditionDC’s only outdoor Confederate statue reinstalled after Trump order
The statue was restored under a Trump executive order despite local opposition; it honors Pike's Freemason leadership and is the only Confederate general statue in D.C.
- A statue of Confederate General Albert Pike that was torn down in 2020 during protests has been reinstalled in a Washington park under orders from former President Donald Trump.
- The National Park Service reinstalled the refurbished statue, citing executive orders from Trump to "Restore Truth and Sanity to American History" and "beautify the nation's capital."
- Democratic Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents DC, called the restoration offensive and has previously introduced legislation to permanently remove the controversial statue.
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Confederate Statue Returns to DC After 2020 Toppling
A controversial statue honoring Confederate general Albert Pike, which was toppled and set on fire during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, has been restored and reinstalled in Washington, DC's Judiciary Square. The move follows a prior announcement by the National Park Service, which cited "federal responsibilities under historic-preservation law...
Confederate statue reinstalled in DC after Trump executive order
The statue of a Confederate general that was torn down during Black Lives Matter protests in June 2020 has been reinstalled in Washington, D.C.’s Judiciary Square. The Albert Pike statue now sits back on its pedestal surrounded by fencing. The National Park Service announced in August that it would reinstall the statue to align with two executive orders signed by President Trump. Significant work was done to restore it. Opposing views of Alber…
Trump Reinstalls Confederate Statue Toppled During 2020 Riots
The Trump administration has reinstated the bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike in Washington, D.C.—five years after it was torn down, spray-painted, and set on fire during the chaos of the 2020 riots. The 11-foot-tall statue, which sits atop a 16-foot granite pedestal in Judiciary Square, was returned to its original location this past weekend under orders from the National Park Service (NPS). The move follows a federal directive from…
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