As protests prompted by the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer, continued this week, some state and local leaders are removing monuments honoring the Confederacy.
Several other city leaders have followed suit in recent days, taking down statues widely believed by locals to honor people with racist histories.
On Tuesday, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney removed a statue honoring Frank Rizzo, the deceased former police chief and mayor of Philadelphia who deployed brutal tactics and racist invective against Black Philadelphians during his tenures.
Alexandria, Virginia, Mayor Justin Wilson also announced on Tuesday the removal of a Confederate monument in his city.
And in Indianapolis, Mayor Joe Hogsett announced a Confederate monument in the city’s Garfield Park will be removed as well.
