Confederate Monuments Removed or <br />Defaced in Several Cities Amid Unrest Many George Floyd protests across the nation <br />have turned violent, prompting the defacing <br />and/or removal of confederate monuments. On Saturday, Nashville protesters tore <br />down a statue of Edward Carmack, a politician <br />from the early 1900s who had racist views and <br />who attacked the writings of Ida B. Wells. According to 'The Washington Post,' the statue of <br />Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, was graffitied <br />with "Black Lives Matter," "No More White Supremecy" <br />and other phrases on Sunday. Some of the monuments have <br />even been removed by <br />city officials or owners. According to 'The New York Times,' <br />the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, had their <br />Confederate Soldiers & Sailors Monument removed <br />on Monday after it was defaced by protesters. According to NBC News, <br />the United Daughters <br />of the Confederacy <br />removed a statue of a <br />Confederate soldier in <br />Alexandria, Virginia, <br />on Tuesday. It will reportedly be <br />moved somewhere else.
