User:John Cummings/List of statues, monuments and places named after people involved in slavery
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Name | Image | Type | Depicts/Named after | Involvement in the slave trade | Location | Country | Notes | Wikidata item | Ref |
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Duke of Sutherland Monument | Duke of Sutherland | Connections with the slave trade, poor working conditions of the mines he owned, and his involvement with the Highland Clearances | Highlands of Scotland | Scotland | |||||
The Kitchener memorial | Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener | Anglo-Boer War concentration camps | Highlands of Scotland | Scotland | |||||
Fyrish Monument | Highlands of Scotland | Scotland | |||||||
Macquarie Musem and Mausoleum | Major General Lachlan Macquarie | Appin Massacre of the Gundungurra and Dharawal people | Gruline, Isle of Mull | Scotland | |||||
George Kinloch Statue | George Kinloch | Slave and plantation owner in Jamaica | Dundee | Scotland | |||||
Statue of Henry Dundas, the First Viscount Melville | Henry Dundas | Responsible for delaying the abolition of slavery in 1792, causing another 15 years of people being kidnapped, shipped to, and enslaved in Britain | St Andrew's Square, Edinburgh | Scotland | |||||
Thomas Carlyle Statue | Thomas Carlyle | Essay 'Occasional Discourses on the Negro Question' (1849), which argued that slavery should not have been abolished | |||||||
Cecil Rhodes | Responsible for apartheid policies in southern Africa | ||||||||
Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde | |||||||||
John Moore statue | Suppressed the slave revolt in the Caribbean island of St Lucia in 1796 | ||||||||
Statue of Charles II, Royal Hospital Chelsea | Statue | Charles II of England | Granted a charter to the Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa | Royal Hospital Chelsea, London | United Kingdom | ||||
Drake Statue | Statue | Francis Drake | Slave trader | Plymouth | United Kingdom | [1] | |||
Statue of King Charles II | Statue | Charles II of England | Granted a charter to the Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa | Soho Square, London | United Kingdom | [2] | |||
Statue of Charles II | Statue | Charles II of England | Granted a charter to the Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa | Gloucester, Gloucestershire | United Kingdom | [3] | |||
Statue of Sir Francis Drake | Statue | Francis Drake | Slave trader | Tavistock, West Devon, Devon | United Kingdom | [4] | |||
Statue of Edward Colston | Statue | Edward Colston | Slave trader | Bristol, United Kingdom | United Kingdom | [5] | |||
Statue of Raposo Tavares | Statue | Raposo Tavares | Slave trader | Paulista Museum, Sao Paulo | Brazil | [6] | |||
Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument | Statue | Nathan Bedford Forrest | Slave trader, cotton plantation owner | Memphis, Tennessee | United States | ||||
Statue of King Leopold II | Statue | King Leopold II | Atrocities in the Congo Free State | Brussels | Belgium | [2] | |||
Statue of Leopold II of Belgium | Statue | King Leopold II | Atrocities in the Congo Free State | Ekeren | Belgium | ||||
Appomattox | Statue | Confederate Army | Alexandria, Virgina | United States | [3] | ||||
Athens Confederate Monument | Monument | Confederate Army | Athens, Georgia | United States | [4] [5] | ||||
Bentonville Confederate Monument | Monument | Confederate Army | Bentonville, Arkansas | United States | [6] | ||||
rue Surcouf | Street | Robert Surcouf | Slave trader | Paris | France | [7] | |||
Dreikuño | [8] | ||||||||
Thormøhlens gate | [9] | ||||||||
rue Surcouf | Street | Robert Surcouf | Slave trader | Nantes | France | [10] | |||
rue Surcouf | Street | Robert Surcouf | Slave trader | Rennes | France | [11] | |||
Charles II Street | [12] | ||||||||
rue Surcouf | Street | Robert Surcouf | Slave trader | Fougères | France | [13] | |||
Penny Lane | [14] | ||||||||
King Charles Street | [15] | ||||||||
King Street, City of London | [16] |
See also
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Monument/Memorial | City | U.S. state | Removal announced | Removed | Means of removal | Description | Ref | |
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Bust of Robert E. Lee | – | Ft. Myers | Florida | June 1 | June 1 | Removed by Sons of Confederate Veterans | A bust of Robert E. Lee was temporarily removed from downtown Ft. Myers by its owner, the Sons of Confederate Veterans. | [7] |
Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument | – | Birmingham | Alabama | May 31 | June 1 | Removed by City | Removed in violation of the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017, a law passed specifically to prevent the removal of this monument. It was the most prominent Confederate monument in the state. The Alabama Attorney General has filed suit against the city of Birmingham for violating the statute. Mayor Randall Woodfin said the expected $25,000 fine would be much more affordable than the cost of continued unrest in the city. | [8] [9] [10] |
Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument | Indianapolis | Indiana | June 4 | June 8 | Removed by City | This monument was commissioned in 1912 by Greenlawn Cemetery and memorializes Confederate soldiers who died at Camp Morton, a Union prison camp. Efforts by public officials active in the Ku Klux Klan in 1928 lead to the monument's relocation to Garfield Park to make it more visible. A resolution to remove the monument passed the Indianapolis Parks Board in 2017, but was not funded. Mayor Joe Hogsett announced the monument would be removed from the park. | [11] [12] [13] | |
Statue of Edward W. Carmack | Nashville | Tennessee | – | May 30 | Toppled by protesters | Standing outside the state capitol building, a stature of Edward Carmack was torn down by protesters. Carmack was an opponent of Ida B. Wells and encouraged retaliation for her support of the civil rights movement. | [14] | |
Frank Rizzo Mural | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | June 7 | June 7 | Painted over by City | Mural painted over between 5:00 and 6:00 am on Sunday. | [15] [16] | |
J. E. B. Stuart Monument | Richmond | Virginia | June 3 | – | Plans for removal by City | Mayor Levar Stoney announced plans to remove the four Confederate monuments along Monument Avenue which are located on city land. | [17] | |
Jefferson Davis Memorial | Richmond | Virginia | June 3 | – | Plans for removal by City | Mayor Levar Stoney announced plans to remove the four Confederate monuments along Monument Avenue which are located on city land. | [17] | |
John B. Castleman Monument | Louisville | Kentucky | June 8 | – | Removal by City | Statue of John Breckinridge Castleman at Cherokee Triangle, Louisville removed on Monday, June 8, to be placed at his burial at Cave Hill Cemetery. | [18] | |
Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument | Richmond | Virginia | June 3 | – | Plans for removal by City | Mayor Levar Stoney announced plans to remove the four Confederate monuments along Monument Avenue which are located on city land. | [17] | |
Nash County Confederate Monument | – | Rocky Mount | North Carolina | June 2 | – | Plans for removal by City | The City Council of Rocky Mount voted to remove the monument. | [19] |
Norfolk Confederate Monument | Norfolk, Virginia | Virginia | June 2 | – | Plans for removal by City | The Norfolk City Council announced plans to remove the Norfolk Confederate Monument. The Downtown Norfolk Council announced that it would no longer clean the monument. | [20] | |
One Riot, One Ranger | Dallas | Texas | June 4 | June 4 | Removed by City | A statue modelled after Jay Banks and dedicated to Texas Rangers at Dallas Love Field. Its title references a riot outside the Grayson County Courthouse during a trial where a black man was accused of assaulting a white woman. Jay Banks himself was in charge of a Texas Ranger division that was deployed to prevent African American students from enrolling in Mansfield High School and a Texarkana community college. This was ordered by then governor Allan Shivers despite court rulings to the contrary. | [21] [22] [23] | |
Robert E. Lee Monument | Richmond | Virginia | June 3 | – | Plans for removal by State | Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia, announced the removal "as soon as possible" of the monument, which is located on state land. | [24] | |
Slave auction block | Fredericksburg | Virginia | 2019, the City Council voted for removal | June 5 | Removed by City | A slave auction block was removed from the downtown and will be displayed in the Fredericksburg Area Museum. | [25] | |
Statue of Charles Linn | – | Birmingham | Alabama | – | May 31 | Toppled by protesters | Toppled by protestors who unsuccessfully attempted to remove the nearby Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument. | [26] |
Statue of Frank Rizzo | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | previously planned[citation needed] | June 3 | Removed by City | At about 2 am, the statue of Philadelphia police chief and mayor Frank Rizzo was removed. | [27] [28] | |
Statue of Orville L. Hubbard | Dearborn | Michigan | June 5 | [29] | ||||
Statue of Raphael Semmes | Mobile | Alabama | June 5 | June 5 | Removed by City | Statue of Confederate Navy Admiral Raphael Semmes removed from downtown on orders of Mayor Sandy Stimpson. | [30] | |
Statue of Robert E. Lee at Robert E. Lee High School | – | Montgomery | Alabama | – | June 1 | Toppled by protesters | Four people were charged with felony criminal mischief over removal of this statue. | [31] |
Statue of Sam Davis | – | Nashville | Tennessee | June 5 | to be removed within the week | Removed by school | Statue of Confederate soldier Sam Davis will be removed from the campus of Montgomery Bell Academy. | [32] |
Statue of Williams Carter Wickham | Richmond | Virginia | – | June 6 | Toppled by protesters | A 129-year-old statue of Confederate Gen. Williams Carter Wickham, which stands near Virginia Commonwealth University's main campus, was pulled from its base and tumbled to the ground around 10:45 p.m. | [33] | |
Stonewall Jackson Monument | Richmond | Virginia | June 3 | – | Plans for removal by City | Mayor Levar Stoney announced plans to remove the four Confederate monuments along Monument Avenue which are located on city land. | [17] |
Symbols and insignias
[edit]The following symbols and insignias were removed or stopped being used during the George Floyd protests due to their connections to African American mistreatment or the Confederacy through slavery, the Lost Cause movement, segregation, or racism.
Monument/Memorial | City | State | Removal announced | Removed | Means of removal | Description | Ref | |
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Ceiling mural in the lobby of the McGill-Toolen Catholic High School | – | Mobile | Alabama | June 3 | June 3 | Removed by school | A ceiling mural in the lobby of the McGill-Toolen Catholic High School reproduces the former seal of Mobile, which included the Confederate flag. Workers from the Mobile Archdiocese painted over the Confederate flag section so it now resembles the Alabama state flag. | [34] |
Confederate flag at the intersection of I-4 and I-75 | – | Seffner | Florida | June 1 | June 1 | Removed by Sons of Confederate Veterans | A 60-by-30-foot (18.3 m × 9.1 m) Confederate flag at the intersection of I-4 and I-75, just east of Tampa, Florida, was temporarily removed by its owner, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, after threats to burn it were made on social media. | [35] |
University of Alabama Confederate Army plaques | - | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Alabama | June 8 | Removed by school | The three plaques, located near Gorgas Library, commemorate University of Alabama students who served in the Confederate military and University cadets who helped defend the campus. The University of Alabama has stated that the plaques will be placed in a "more appropriate historical setting" at some point in the future. | [36] [37] | |
University of Kentucky, Memorial Hall fresco | Lexington | Kentucky | June 5 | Removed by school | The fresco in the foyer of University of Kentucky's Memorial Hall has been criticized for its romanticized depiction of African American slaves. The 40-foot mural depicting Kentucky's history was created by Ann Rice O'Hanlon in 1934 for the Treasury Relief Art Project. Students have tried to get the mural removed since at least 2006 and it has been shrouded on more than one occasion. UK President Eli Capilouto announced on June 5 that the mural would be removed. | [38] [39] [40] | ||
U.S. Marine Corps Confederate flag emblems | United States Marine Corps | National | June 5 | June 5 | Removed by USMC | The U.S. Marine Corps officially banned the Confederate battle flag from both public and work spaces on its military bases – including its display on vehicle bumper stickers, clothing, and coffee mugs. | [41] |
Buildings
[edit]The following buildings were destroyed, torn down, or heavily damaged during the George Floyd protests due to their connections to African American mistreatment or the Confederacy through slavery, the Lost Cause movement, segregation, or racism.
Building | City | State | Date of incident | Description | Ref | |
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Market House | Fayetteville | North Carolina | May 30 | The Market House Building, a tourist attraction and museum on the site of a former slave market, was set on fire by demonstrators chanting "Black Lives Matter". The demonstrators used wood pallets to encourage a larger fire. | [42] [43] | |
Memorial to the Women of the Confederacy | Richmond | Virginia | May 31 | At about 1:30 am, the national headquarters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was set on fire. Windows were broken and fire was set to the curtains hanging in the building's Caroline Meriwether Goodlett Library. Flames covered most of the front of the building. Nine fire trucks responded and were able to extinguish the fire. A police line three blocks long protected the firefighters. The fire was largely contained to the library, but there was extensive smoke and water damage throughout the building and charring on the building's Georgia marble façade. Staff reported that all the books in the building's library had incurred some damage and that library shelving had been destroyed. Some Stonewall Jackson memorabilia, including his Confederate flag, were destroyed. | [44] [45] [44] [46] [47] |
Names and nomenclature
[edit]The following place names were removed or changed during the George Floyd protests due to their connections to African American mistreatment or the Confederacy through slavery, the Lost Cause movement, segregation, or racism.
place | New Name | City | State | Renaming announced | Renamed | Description | Ref | |
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P.G.T. Beauregard Hall | – | College of Science and Technology | Thibodaux | Louisiana | June 3 | June 3 | Nicholls State University president Jay Clune announced the renaming and removal of signage of two buildings on campus named for people associated with Confederacy who had no relationship to the university. | [48] |
Leonidas K. Polk Hall | – | College of Education and Behavioral Sciences | Thibodaux | Louisiana | June 3 | June 3 | Nicholls State University president Jay Clune announced the renaming and removal of signage of two buildings on campus named for people associated with Confederacy who had no relationship to the university. | [48] |
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