A statue outside the Tennessee State Capitol of Edward Carmack, a former lawmaker and newspaper publisher who espoused racist views, was among those torn down.
— once again spotlighted frustration over the presence of Confederate monuments in some cities as anger over police brutality and racism intensified over the weekend.of Edward Carmack, a controversial former lawmaker and newspaper publisher who espoused racist views, was torn down Saturday.
The Robert E. Lee memorial on Richmond, Virginia's Monument Avenue was covered in graffiti Saturday night, as was the Stonewall Jackson statute. The headquarters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was similarly tagged and set on fire, according to theThe Confederate Defenders statute along the Battery in Charleston, South Carolina, was also spray-painted.
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