A statue of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence who enslaved at least 200 people, is displayed again at Washington, DC’s Freedom Plaza. Multiple outlets report that National Park Service staff reinstall the monument on Friday. The sculpture depicts Rodney on horseback and is part of a larger collection of statues gathered at the plaza, which includes at least a dozen other figures. One report notes the statue had been removed in 2020, though it does not detail the earlier removal’s circumstances. The outlets agree on the identity of the figure and the broad historical context of Rodney’s involvement in slavery, as well as the location and timing of the reinstatement. Overall, the coverage describes the reinstallation as a change to the Freedom Plaza collection, with the focus on the statue’s return after a prior removal in 2020.
Trump Administration Reinstalls Caesar Rodney Statue at Freedom Plaza
A statue of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence who enslaved at least 200 people, is displayed again at Washington, DC’s Freedom Plaza. Multiple outlets report that National Par...
- A statue of Caesar Rodney is installed at Washington, DC’s Freedom Plaza.
- Caesar Rodney is described as having enslaved at least 200 people.
- The monument depicts Rodney on horseback.
- National Park Service staff carry out the reinstallation on Friday.
- Sources state the statue was removed in 2020 before being returned.
A collection of thirteen statues that have been gathered in Washington, DC’s Freedom Plaza includes a sculpture of Caesar Rodney, an officer during the American Revolution and enslaved more than 200 people, NBC reports. Staff of the National Parks Service installed the statue on Friday. The monument, which depicts Rodney on horseback, was taken down […]
3 months agoThe statue of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence who enslaved at least 200 people, is now on display in DC's Freedom Plaza.
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