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A controversial statue of a Confederate Civil War General will be reinstalled in Washington, D.C. Here's why the Trump administration is doing it.
The statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and Freemason leader, was vandalized and taken down on Juneteenth in 2020.
Two Washington, D.C.-area statues commemorating the Confederacy will be restored and replaced, in line with President Donald Trump’s pushback on recent efforts to reframe America’s historical ...
Albert Pike’s 27-foot-tall bronze and marble statue was erected more than a century ago, paying homage to his history as a ...
The US National Park Service will restore and reinstall the statue of a Confederate military officer in Washington, DC, after ...
A statue of a Confederate general that demonstrators toppled in Washington, D.C., in 2020 will be reinstalled.
The National Park Service said the move aligns with President Donald Trump's executive orders to reinstate preexisting statues.
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