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Rochester, N.Y. — 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 the city in 1852. Police said the statue was taken on Sunday from Maplewood Park, a site along the Underground Railroad where Douglass and Harriet Tubman helped shuttle slaves to freedom.
No arrests have been made. In a Monday morning tweet, President Trump blamed "anarchists" for the incident.
The statue was found at the brink of the Genesee River gorge about 50 feet from its pedestal, police said. There was damage to the base and a finger.
Now that the close embrace of the Democrats of mob rule on issues related to monuments has validated acts such as these, it seems this statue was a likely target since Douglas' speech about slavery is being used to pretend black Americans are being oppressed when they are not.
No arrests have been made. In a Monday morning tweet, President Trump blamed "anarchists" for the incident.
The statue was found at the brink of the Genesee River gorge about 50 feet from its pedestal, police said. There was damage to the base and a finger.
Frederick Douglass statue ripped from base in upstate New York
Statue of famed abolitionist was vandalized on anniversary of his iconic 1852 speech about Independence Day in city where he delivered it: Rochester, N.Y.
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Now that the close embrace of the Democrats of mob rule on issues related to monuments has validated acts such as these, it seems this statue was a likely target since Douglas' speech about slavery is being used to pretend black Americans are being oppressed when they are not.