The National Park Service announced it will reinstall and restore a statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike, which was vandalized and toppled by rioters in 2020.
A statue of a Confederate general that demonstrators toppled and burned in D.C. in 2020 will be reinstalled, the National Park Service announced Monday
The statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and Freemason leader, was vandalized and taken down on Juneteenth in 2020. It is the only statue of a Confederate general in Washington, D.C.
The statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate Army brigadier general whose wartime career lasted less than two years, is scheduled to be back on its plinth in October.
The US National Park Service will restore and reinstall the statue of a Confederate military officer in Washington, DC, after protesters toppled the monument five years ago.
The statue of Confederate General and Freemason Leader Albert Pike was brought down and burned in 2020 by demonstrators. Now, plans are in play for its reinstallation.
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