Protesters in Portland, Oregon pulled down statues of former Presidents Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt and broke windows late Sunday amid a demonstration on what organizers called an “Indigenous Day of Rage,” NBC local affiliate KGW reports.
Photos taken after the protest showed the Lincoln statue resting on its head with spray paint on the base, while the Roosevelt statue rested on its side with orange spray paint on the base. In addition to the toppling of the statues, the glass front and doors of the Oregon Historical Society were smashed.
Two protesters hold hands while walking near Portland police officers during an Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage protest on Sunday in Portland, Oregon.for an “end to colonialism” and the abolishment of the police in a post where they also asked for no photos or video to be taken. They also warned indigenous people who wanted to bring “drums, medicine or regalia” that it “might not be the best event to bring things that are sacred to you.”
It was not immediately clear whether the statues were defaced by protesters involved in the Generational Resistance march.. The city saw months of nightly protests after George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis, with some protesters lighting fires and antagonizing the police. In July, there were weeks of intense protests in the city after U.S. agents from the Department of Homeland Security were sent to guard a federal courthouse.
President Donald Trump has frequently criticized the protests in Portland and the city's Mayor Ted Wheeler, a Democrat whom the president blamed for violent outbreaks. In August,Rachel Elbaum is a London-based editor, producer and writer.
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