The National Park Service has confirmed it will restore and reinstall the bronze statue of Albert Pike in Washington, D.C., five years after protesters tore it down during nationwide demonstrations for racial justice.

The move marks the first high-profile reinstatement of a monument under President Donald Trump’s efforts to reassert his vision of American history.

The Pike statue, which commemorates a Confederate general and longtime leader of the Freemasons, had been in storage since it was toppled and set ablaze by protesters near Judiciary Square in June 2020. Initially authorized by Congress in 1898 and dedicated in 1901, the statue is now being repaired by the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center, with reinstallation expected by October.

However, due to his

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