{"id":101194,"date":"2020-06-20T08:30:30","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T12:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=101194"},"modified":"2020-06-19T14:08:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T18:08:17","slug":"george-washington-statue-pulled-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=101194","title":{"rendered":"George Washington Statue Pulled Down"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This Drudge Report photo shows what appears to be a toppled George Washington statue. (Drudge Report)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Protesters pulled down a George Washington statue in Portland, Oregon. They placed a flag on the statue’s head and lit it on fire. When enough people arrived, they pulled the statue down. They left graffiti on the statue before leaving the scene. The police arrived after the errant individuals departed.<\/p>\n

From KOIN 6 News:<\/span><\/p>\n

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A quiet evening of demonstrations for racial justice and police reform in Portland ended with the razing of a George Washington statue on the eve of Juneteenth.<\/p>\n

Thursday marked the 21st day of protests in Portland sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Two groups — Rose City Justice and Lavender Caucus — hosted a sit-in rally at Jefferson High School in the evening where community members shared their experiences with racism to a crowd of a few hundred. The group did not hold a march.<\/p>\n

A separate group of about 20 people met at NE Sandy Boulevard and NE 57th Avenue around 10 p.m. at the site of a large bronze statue of George Washington. Some wrapped the statue’s head in an American flag and lit the flag on fire. Their numbers grew over the next hour until there were enough people to pull the statue to the ground. They quickly scattered. A KOIN 6 News crew found the statue face down and covered in graffiti. Portland police arrived a short time later.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

KOIN 6 News has information on this<\/a> and on other activities in their reporting area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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