{"id":516767,"date":"2022-11-27T13:50:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T10:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/abraham-lincoln-statue-defaced-in-chicago-for-the-second-time-in-two-months\/"},"modified":"2022-11-27T13:50:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T10:50:26","slug":"abraham-lincoln-statue-defaced-in-chicago-for-the-second-time-in-two-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/abraham-lincoln-statue-defaced-in-chicago-for-the-second-time-in-two-months\/","title":{"rendered":"#Abraham Lincoln statue defaced in Chicago for the second time in two months"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af6b2f44898a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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of a young Abraham Lincoln in Senn Park in Chicago\u2019s Edgewater neighborhood was found covered in splotches of red paint along with the words \u201cCOLONIZER\u201d and \u201cLAND BACK,\u201d the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/breaking\/ct-lincoln-statue-defaced-20221125-vihlqquojzc7xbezoucwqjp2vq-story.html\">Chicago Tribune reported. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the outlet, the statue also had \u201cDakota 38\u201d written on it, in reference to the Dakota Sioux members who Lincoln ordered to be executed following the Dakota War of 1862. <\/p>\n<p>Lincoln commuted the sentences of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uis.edu\/news\/abraham-lincoln-overrules-death-sentence-264-dakota-indians-convicted-murder-andor-rape\">264 Dakota fighters<\/a> but sentenced 38 to be hung in Minnesota, which became the largest mass execution in US history.<\/p>\n<p>The statue has resided in the outdoor park since 1997. <\/p>\n<p>It was chiseled by sculptor Charles Keck, who also designed monuments of former Presidents Andrew Jackson and George Washington. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/abe-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Abraham statue covered in blood.\" class=\"wp-image-24802553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/abe-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/abe-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/abe-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/abe-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>For the second time in under two months, an Abraham Lincoln statue in Chicago has been vandalized.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ABC 7 Chicago <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A similar message was written across another statue of the 16th president in Lincoln Park, roughly six miles away from Senn Park, on Oct. 11. <\/p>\n<p>The vandals, who remain unidentified, allegedly wrote, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/breaking\/ct-lincoln-statue-defaced-20221125-vihlqquojzc7xbezoucwqjp2vq-story.html\">\u201cDethrone the colonizers,\u201d \u201cLand back!\u201d and \u201cAvenge the Dakota 38.\u201d <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Tribune said the perpetrators also posted the names of the 38 Dakota men with the message \u201ctear down the myth of Lincoln the great liberator.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Abe.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Vandalization of the statue.\" class=\"wp-image-24802554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Abe.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Abe.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Abe.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Abe.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Police have not made an arrest in the vandalization but are continuing their investigations.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ABC 7 Chicago <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The statue in Lincoln Park, called \u201cAbraham Lincoln: The Man,\u201d has been called<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/webapps1.chicago.gov\/landmarksweb\/web\/landmarkdetails.htm?lanId=1356\"> one of the most significant sculptures<\/a> of Lincoln from the 19th century and was sculpted by Augustus Saint-Gaudens in 1887 \u2014 22 years after Lincoln\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago police have yet to make any arrests.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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