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The Hill4y
Boston removes statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln
A statue of a freed slave kneeling at the feet of Abraham Lincoln was ... it has stood near Boston Common since 1879, The Associated Press reported. The bronze statue is inscribed with the text ...
Fox News4y
Statue of Abraham Lincoln with kneeling slave removed in Boston
A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing ... and circus showman Moses Kimball financed the copy in Boston. The inscription on both reads: "A race set free and the country at ...
Washington Examiner4y
Boston removes statue of Lincoln freeing a slave
An inscription on the statue reads, “A race set free/and the country at peace/Lincoln/Rests from his labors.” “The Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture and the Boston Art Commission began a ...
NPR4y
Boston To Remove Statue Depicting Abraham Lincoln With Freed Black Man At His Feet
Members of the Boston Art ... that statue looks like dad. And the other said it looks like me,'" Freeman said. "And then I realized that changing the inscription is not going to change the visual ...
The Boston Globe4y
Lincoln emancipation statue triggers debate on how the Black experience should be commemorated
The statue in Boston’s Park Square looks ... and was donated to the city in 1879 to celebrate Lincoln’s emancipation of the slaves. An inscription reads: “A race set free and the country ...
WHDH4y
Art commission votes unanimously to remove controversial Lincoln statue from Boston
BOSTON (WHDH) - The Boston Art Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to remove a controversial statue of Abraham Lincoln from its ... There is an inscription on the front of the piece that reads ...
The Daily Signal4y
Boston Considers Removing Lincoln Statue That Features Freed Slave
Boston’s mayor is considering removing a statue that features Abraham Lincoln and a freed slave ... above an unshackled free black man with the inscription “a race set free.” ...
NBC News4y
Statue in Boston of Abraham Lincoln with freed slave kneeling at his feet is removed
At its base, an inscription reads: "A race set free and the country at peace. Lincoln rests from his labors." Boston activist Tory Bullock emerged as an ardent critic of the statue over the summer ...
Detroit News4y
Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln is removed in Boston
A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing ... and circus showman Moses Kimball financed the copy in Boston. The inscription on both reads: “A race set free and the country at ...
Washington Times4y
Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln is removed in Boston
A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing ... and circus showman Moses Kimball financed the copy in Boston. The inscription on both reads: “A race set free and the country at ...
WCAX34y
Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln is removed in Boston
(AP) - A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing ... and circus showman Moses Kimball financed the copy in Boston. The inscription on both reads: “A race set free and the country ...