The bronze memorial statue was erected in 1876 to honor Abraham Lincoln for the Emancipation Proclamation. Protesters said they will return Friday to tear it down.

Lincoln Park saw an uneasy standoff Thursday night after left-wing protesters said they planned to rally against a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C., that had been paid for by freed ...

The Lincoln Park “Emancipation” statue in D.C., which depicts President Abraham Lincoln standing over a kneeling, freed enslaved man, is among the monuments drawing nationwide scrutiny.

The Emancipation Memorial in Washington's Lincoln Park depicts a formerly enslaved man, Archer Alexander, kneeling at the feet of President Abraham Lincoln. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post ...

A statue of President Abraham Lincoln standing over a freed slave in D.C. is under renewed scrutiny, with protesters announcing their intention to tear down the monument Thursday. Calls for the ...

BOSTON (CBS) - The controversial Emancipation Group Memorial in Boston's Park Square was removed Tuesday morning. The statue depicts a formerly enslaved Black man kneeling before President Abraham ...

“Because Lincoln Park is National Park Service (NPS) land, I will work with the NPS to see whether NPS has the authority to remove the statue without an act of Congress, and if so, we will seek ...

The bronze memorial statue was erected in 1876 to honor Abraham Lincoln for the Emancipation Proclamation.

As Confederate imagery and monuments have come under fire in recent weeks,a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Park Square in Boston has drawn particular ire from residents there. The statue depicts ...

Hundreds gathered Tuesday night to protest The Emancipation Statue in Lincoln Park. It was originally designed to depict an enslaved person, freed from his shackles, moving toward freedom in the ...

The bronze memorial statue was erected in 1876 to honor Abraham Lincoln for the Emancipation Proclamation. Protesters said they will return Friday to tear it down.