{"id":7876,"date":"2020-06-14T19:09:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-14T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-orleans-demonstrators-throw-slave-owners-bust-into-mississippi-river\/"},"modified":"2020-06-14T19:09:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-14T16:09:00","slug":"new-orleans-demonstrators-throw-slave-owners-bust-into-mississippi-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-orleans-demonstrators-throw-slave-owners-bust-into-mississippi-river\/","title":{"rendered":"#New Orleans demonstrators throw slave owner\u2019s bust into Mississippi River"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#New Orleans demonstrators throw slave owner\u2019s bust into Mississippi River<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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June 14, 2020 |<\/span> 12:09pm <\/p>\n

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\n The word “racist” is scrawled in red under the name of John McDonogh on a pedestal in Duncan Plaza in New Orleans<\/span>
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\n New Orleans protesters ripped down the bust of a notorious slave owner, splattered it with paint, dragged it through the streets \u2014 and then tossed it in the Mississippi River, according to a report.<\/p>\n

Two people were taken into custody after police said demonstrators protesting the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis used a chisel, a rope, and a skateboard to topple the bust of John McDonogh on Saturday, then rolled it into the river, the Times-Picayune reported.<\/p>\n

Protesters also scribbled the word \u201cRACIST\u201d in red on the statue\u2019s pedestal.<\/p>\n

McDonogh, a 19th Century real estate and shipping magnate, was also a prominent slave owner and the target of protests in recent years, the outlet said.<\/p>\n

The bust was taken down around 5:30 p.m. in Duncan Plaza following a Take Back Pride Motorcade rally in the city, during which hundreds of cars and bicycles took to the streets to protest racial injustice and police brutality, the Times-Picayune said.<\/p>\n

About 200 demonstrators converged on the bust, dragged it into the street, then drove it to the river, where it was hurled into the water.<\/p>\n

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell denounced what she called \u201cvandalism and destruction of city property,\u201d calling it \u201cunlawful.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDemonstrators at Duncan Plaza damaged a statue, drug it into the streets at Gravier St. & Loyola Avenue and loaded onto two trucks, which were then transported to Jax Brewery and thrown into the river,\u201d Cantrell said on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two individuals who were driving the trucks that transported the statues were app<\/a>rehended and transported to NOPD Headquarters.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The pedestal is left after protesters removed a bust of John McDonogh in New Orleans<\/span>AP\/Rebecca Santana<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is unclear why two trucks were required.<\/p>\n

New Orleans police announced the arrests Sunday and released photos of another \u201cperson of interest\u201d in the incident, the department announced.<\/p>\n

The McDonogh bust is just the latest monument targeted by demonstrators in the wake of Floyd\u2019s death after being pinned down by Minneapolis cops for nearly nine minutes.<\/p>\n

Last week, a Christopher Columbus statue in Boston was beheaded overnight, just hours after another Columbus statue was toppled in Richmond, Virginia.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, British protesters in England tore done the statue of 17th Century slave trader Edward Colston, and demonstrators in Antwerp set a statue of colonialist Belgian King Leopold II on fire, prompting local officials to remove it.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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