Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in Rochester park
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was ripped from its base in Rochester on the anniversary of one of his most famous speeches, delivered in that city in 1852.
Police said the statue of Douglass was taken on Sunday from Maplewood Park, a site along the Underground Railroad where Douglass and Harriet Tubman helped shuttle slaves to freedom. Police were continuing their investigation Monday and no arrests had been made, according to a department spokesperson.
The statue was found at the brink of the Genesee River gorge about 50 feet (15 meters) from its pedestal, police said. There was damage to the base and a finger.
In Rochester on July 5, 1852, Douglass gave the speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July," in which he called the celebration of liberty a sham in a nation that enslaves and oppresses its Black citizens.
To a slave, Douglass said, Independence Day is "a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim."
Carvin Eison, a leader of the project that brought the Douglass statue to the park, told the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle another statue will take its place because the damage is too significant.
"Is this some type of retaliation because of the national fever over confederate monuments right now? Very disappointing, it's beyond disappointing," Eison told WROC.
President Donald Trump on Monday tweeted a link to article about the vandalism and said, without providing evidence, that it "shows these anarchists have no bounds!" Police have not publicly indicated who might be responsible.
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Who?
trump is blaming BLM for this too lol
Quote from: Choke 👑 on July 06, 2020, 07:24:24 PM
Who?
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and whats the reason why what does he represent
Someone call Umar Johnson
ya;ll really dont know who Frederick Douglass was?
He's like the second most known slave/abolitionist after Harriet
Quote from: 89 on July 06, 2020, 10:51:45 PM
ya;ll really dont know who Frederick Douglass was?
He's like the second most known slave/abolitionist after Harriet
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:disgusted: it was to be expected. I just hope black people dont go into a rage. All those idiots are gonna do is use the same shit they say to the crackers. Read a book.
Just keep tearing down their shit. They have more statues any fucking way. SNATCH that shit down
NOBODY HAVING SHIT
they be wild in Rochester
Quote from: Bentley. THE Moderator. on July 06, 2020, 10:59:29 PM
Quote from: Lew Scherzinger Norwood on July 06, 2020, 10:35:03 PM
and whats the reason why what does he represent
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im not dumb sis
I am asking What does he represent that would need to be torn down
Quote from: Choke 👑 on July 07, 2020, 03:42:34 AM
Quote from: FRANCE on July 06, 2020, 07:37:56 PM
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He was kinda hot
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Low key he does look like he makes a great lover imo :kii:
He's like the only mixed person that looks 100% nigger
I'm sorry but im SCREAMING
I don't think Black people care as much as they think we will :kii: we're having FUN as we take their mess down. Not foaming at the mouth like they do
:plzstop:
Quote from: RIGs on July 07, 2020, 05:38:38 AM
I'm sorry but im SCREAMING
I don't think Black people care as much as they think we will :kii: we're having FUN as we take their mess down. Not foaming at the mouth like they do
:plzstop:
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Them taking down a statue of someone who fought for a liberation for people, shows your true mess tbh
"they're striking back" has me in tears
this star wars saga