A statue that depicts a formerly enslaved man kneeling at President Abraham Lincoln's feet rests on a pedestal in Boston in June. On Dec. 29, the statue was removed.

A statue depicting a freed slave kneeling at the feet of President Abraham Lincoln was removed from its perch in Boston's Park Square this week.

Workers dismantled a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Boston Tuesday, after the city agreed with protesters who say the memorial is demeaning and lacks proper context. The statue depicts Lincoln ...

A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet — optics that drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial injustice — has been removed from its perch in ...

The inscription on the statue's base reads, "a race set free," but some argue the monument represents a different message.

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.

Tory Bullock stands near the Emancipation Memorial in Boston (WBZ-TV) The statue depicts a towering Abraham Lincoln standing next to a freed slave kneeling at his feet with shackles on his wrists.

(AP) - A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet — optics that drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial injustice — has been removed from its ...

File photo of a statue in Boston depicting a freed slave kneeling at President Abraham Lincoln's feet. On Dec. 29, 2020, the statue, which drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial ...

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 ...