Statue Of Frederick Douglass Is Torn Down In Rochester

circa 1855: Ex-slave, American abolitionist, agent of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society and US Minister to Haiti in 1889, Frederick Douglass (Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey) (1817 - 1895). He became the first black man to be received at the White House, by President Abraham Lincoln. (Photo by Library Of Congress/Getty Images)Library Of Congress/Getty Images
JOEL B. POLLAK 5 Jul 2020

A statue of abolitionist legend Frederick Douglass was torn down overnight over the Fourth of July holiday in Rochester, New York, local media reported.

WXXI News reported:

"Rochester Police are investigating damage done to a statue of Frederick Douglass in Maplewood Park. It happened over the weekend, and police say that the statue was torn off its base, and left about 50 feet from its pedestal. The statue had been placed over the fence to Genesee River gorge and was leaning against the fence.

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Police say in addition to the damage at the bottom of the statue, one of the fingers on the left hand of the statue was damaged. Aside from that damage, there was no graffiti on the statue or in the surrounding park. The statue has been removed for repairs."

WXXI adds that the statue was “one of 13 Douglass statues that were placed around Rochester in 2018 in honour of his 200th birthday.”

In 2018, one of the statues was vandalized by two teenagers, who said they were drunk when they did it and had no political motive, though one eyewitness disagreed.

Frederick Douglass was born into slavery and escaped to the North. He was a passionate abolitionist, at home and abroad, and befriended President Abraham Lincoln.

In recent years, Black Lives Matter activists have been fond of quoting a speech in which Douglass called the Fourth of July a “sham” because of slavery. However, in the remainder of the speech, Douglass praises America’s founding and its principles.

No motive has yet been reported in the removal of the statue. Rochester Police were not available for comment.

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America don craze!

Obviously a counter attack to the BLM statue defacers. Stop your silly blame on Democrats...we all know who did it.

Op is getting more pathetic by the day. With no reason whatsoever, he is apportioning blame on Democrats. Shm.

netpro:


Op is getting more pathetic by the day. With no reason whatsoever, he is apportioning blame on Democrats. Shm.

If Democrat supporting activists such as the BLM and Antifa did not start with the pulling down and destruction of monuments do you think Frederick Douglass statue would have been destroyed?

tatatar:


Obviously a counter attack to the BLM statue defacers. Stop your silly blame on Democrats...we all know who did it.

If you live in glass house don't throw stones.

zoeA:


America don craze!

Blame it all on the crazy Democrat Party.

It is Obama's legacy that should be taken down.

OLAADEGBU:


If you live in glass house don't throw stones.

how has odiokpa fredrick douglass help your life? miserable man
Hip Hip Hurray, Now we get to see why trump wants to hide his taxes by all means
Joe Biden already released his tax returns. What does donald know and when did he know it? What is he hiding?

Obrigardo:


how has odiokpa fredrick douglass help your life? miserable man
Hip Hip Hurray, Now we get to see why trump wants to hide his taxes by all means
Joe Biden already released his tax returns. What does donald know and when did he know it? What is he hiding?

Checkmate.