Bronze Statues Installed at DC's Freedom Plaza Include Controversial Historical Figure
The move adds a Revolutionary War monument to Trump’s 250th anniversary plans, while officials say the site will display 11 other unknown sculptures.
- On Friday, May 22, the National Park Service installed a Caesar Rodney equestrian statue at Freedom Plaza alongside twelve additional bronze sculptures commemorating America's 250th anniversary.
- Following its 2020 removal by Wilmington, Delaware, amid Black Lives Matter protests, the Trump administration reinstalled the statue as part of the 'Freedom 250' program ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary.
- Rodney enslaved at least 200 people during his lifetime, yet the White House 'Founders Museum' website omits this history while the administration frames the installation as honoring his 'pivotal ride in July 1776.'
- Hyperallergic reported the plaza remained cordoned off when visited on Monday, with perimeter signs stating, 'We are making DC SAFE & BEAUTIFUL' using taxpayer funds.
- Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum championed the effort, aligning with President Donald Trump's criticism of 'critical race theorists on college campuses' and 'cancel culture adherents' while the president ordered content reviews of the Smithsonian.
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WH Erects Statue Of Enslaver On DC's Freedom Plaza
Washington DC’s NBC affiliate reports: More than a dozen statues are on display at Freedom Plaza in downtown D.C. The Department of the Interior said they’re part of the celebrations for the country’s 250th anniversary, but the installation comes with controversy. There are already hundreds of comments on social media surrounding one of the men honored with a statue: Caesar Rodney, a Founding Father and known owner of enslaved people. From Delaw…
Trump Re-Erects Monument of Enslaver Removed in 2020
WASHINGTON, DC — A group of sculptures installed at Freedom Plaza on Friday, May 22, includes a statue of a Revolutionary War officer who enslaved at least 200 people during his lifetime. The equestrian monument of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, had been removed by the city of Wilmington in Delaware in June 2020, amid historic Black Lives Matter protests against racist violence.The sculpture, created by artist James …
Trump Reinstalls Monument to Founding Father, Slave Owner Removed in 2020
Last Friday, the Trump administration erected 13 statues on Freedom Plaza in downtown Washington D.C.—including an equestrian monument dedicated to the Revolutionary War figure and slave owner Caesar Rodney that was removed from view in Wilmington, Delaware amidst the Black Lives Matter movement in June, 2020. The statue depicts Rodney’s famed 1776 ride from battle in Dover, Delaware to Philadelphia, where he cast the decisive vote for the cou…
Trump Re-Erects Statue of Slave-Owner in Washington, DC
A collection of thirteen statues that have been gathered in Washington, DC’s Freedom Plaza includes a sculpture of Caesar Rodney, an officer during the American Revolution and enslaved more than 200 people, NBC reports. Staff of the National Parks Service installed the statue on Friday. The monument, which depicts Rodney on horseback, was taken down […]
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