130-Year-Old Confederate Statue Removed From Alexandria Town Square

Brittany M. Hughes | June 2, 2020
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A Confederate statue that's stood for more than a century in the town square of Alexandria, Virginia, has quietly been removed this week as peaceful protests and violent riots alike rage throughout dozens of U.S. cities and towns following the death of a black man at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.

“The Caspar Buberl statue, called Appomattox, has stood at the intersection of South Washington and Prince Streets since 1889, a location chosen because it was where many Confederate soldiers gathered to leave for war,” The Washingtonian explains.

The statue is owned by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, who have reportedly been in discussions with the city about taking it down for a while. Multiple efforts by city officials had been made to facilitate its removal, but none had succeeded thus far.

But following several nights of violent unrest throughout the nation, the group abruptly announced Monday that they would be removing the statue, saying they wanted to do it without publicity or fanfare to avoid sparking a clash between Confederate statue supporters and protesters. City officials said that while they helped with the statue's removal and directed traffic throughout the efforts, they have no information on where the United Daughters of the Confederacy is taking the monument.
 

 

 

 

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