The striking Emancipation Memorial statue in Washington, D.C., shows Abraham Lincoln standing, while a man wearing only a loincloth is appearing to rise from a kneeling position. The face in the ...

has long drawn criticism for its paternalistic imagery of a standing President Lincoln looming over a kneeling black man and his broken shackles. The planned attempt to remove the statue ...

A statue in a ... the formerly enslaved man on his knees in front of a white man did little to celebrate his freedom. "One can view the freedman, with his nudity and kneeling position, as bereft ...

FILE - In this June 25, 2020, file photo, a statue that depicts a freed slave kneeling at President Abraham Lincoln's feet rests on a pedestal in Boston. On Tuesday, Dec. 29, the statue that drew ...

After months of public discussion, Boston officials have removed a controversial statue of President Abraham Lincoln with a formerly enslaved man kneeling at his feet. “We’re pleased to have ...

WASHINGTON (WJLA) – As Confederate imagery and monuments have come under fire in recent weeks, a statue of Abraham ... perhaps. That man is not kneeling on two knees with his head bowed.

A Boston statue depicting a formerly enslaved man kneeling beneath President Abraham Lincoln was removed Tuesday morning, according to the mayor’s office. The “Emancipation Group” statue has ...

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