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Controversy Erupts Over Restoration of Confederate Statue in D.C.

10/29/2025

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The National Park Service announced the restoration of the statue of Confederate General Albert Pike in Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C., toppled during June 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.
Critics, including D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, say the return offends Black and Brown residents and military members.
Norton has long advocated removal, calling Pike's Civil War actions morally objectionable.
It is the only statue in Washington, D.C. honoring a Confederate general.

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The National Park Service announced the restoration of the statue of Confederate General Albert Pike in Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C., toppled during June 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.
Critics, including D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, say the return offends Black and Brown residents and military members.
Norton has long advocated removal, calling Pike's Civil War actions morally objectionable.
It is the only statue in Washington, D.C. honoring a Confederate general.