{"id":11601,"date":"2020-06-19T22:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T19:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/george-washington-statue-in-portland-toppled-set-on-fire\/"},"modified":"2020-06-19T22:15:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T19:15:00","slug":"george-washington-statue-in-portland-toppled-set-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/george-washington-statue-in-portland-toppled-set-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"#George Washington statue in Portland toppled, set on fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

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June 19, 2020 |<\/span> 3:15pm |<\/span> Updated June 19, 2020 | 3:36pm<\/span><\/p>\n

\n Protesters in Portland, Oregon wrapp<\/a>ed a statue of George Washington in an American flag, lit it on fire \u2014 then pulled it down Thursday night, according to a report.<\/p>\n

The demonstrators toppled the towering bronze sculpture of the first US president \u2014 who owned slaves in the 1700s \u2014 during a protest on the eve of Juneteeth, a holiday celebrating the abolition of slavery, over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, according to the CBS affiliate KOIN-TV.<\/p>\n

After the founding father statue came crashing down, vandals defaced it with graffiti then left it face-down in Rose City Park before fleeing at around 11 p.m., the station reported.<\/p>\n

They spray-painted the words, \u201cF\u2013K COPS\u201d and \u201cBIG FLOYD\u201d on the statue\u2019s base, according to footage posted on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Portland police arrived later but it wasn\u2019t immediately clear if any arrests were made, according to the station.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the night, two groups \u2014 the Rose City Justice and Lavender Caucus \u2014 hosted a sit-in rally in the same part of town, where people shared their experiences with racism but didn\u2019t march.<\/p>\n

The separate group of 20 protesters met at the statue at around 10 p.m. and the crowd grew as protesters pushed it down.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the week, a statue of Thomas Jefferson that stood outside Jefferson High School in Portland was also toppled by protesters, according to the Willamette Week.<\/p>\n

Thursday marked the 21st consecutive day of demonstrations for racial justice and police reform in Portland. A small peaceful protest was also held the same night near the city\u2019s Justice Center.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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