BREAKING (VIDEO): Baltimore Removes All Its Confederate Statues Overnight

by | Aug 16, 2017 | News | 0 comments

Wow, I know removing a statue doesn’t destroy racism BUT if the whole country does it, maybe it will be a big shift and Baltimore is the first state to take a sweeping bold move to remove all it’s confederate statues overnight!

The Huff wrote:

All four of Baltimore’s Confederate statues were removed overnight, just days after a white nationalist rally erupted into chaos and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The Baltimore City Council voted unanimously Monday night to immediately take down the monuments. City crews began the removal process at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and finished around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to The Baltimore Sun. Hours earlier, President Donald Trump had defended the white nationalist demonstrators who gathered in Virginia over the weekend.

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