Boston to Remove Lincoln Statue with Free Slave; Replica of Original Emancipation Memorial in DC

Boston city officials have decided to remove a statue of Abraham Lincoln that depicts the 16th president freeing a slave, the Christian Headlines website reports today (July 3, 2020).

The Emancipation Group statue in Boston is a replica of the original Emancipation Memorial in Washington, D.C.

It shows Lincoln standing over a slave named Archer Alexander who is on one knee but is no longer in bondage. 

A petition calling for the statue's removal gained more than 12,000 signatures.