Figures like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson have also come under scrutiny in recent weeks, as they both owned slaves
The crowd slowly grew in numbers until there were enough people to help pull the statue down to the ground, encouraging people to leave the area. Video footage showed the statue toppled with a second American flag burning around it.
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