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A bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike, which was toppled by demonstrators in 2020 following George Floyd ’s death, was reinstalled this past weekend in Washington, D.C.

The statue, which stands 11 feet tall atop a 16-foot granite pedestal, was pulled down with ropes, spray-painted with graffiti and set on fire by demonstrators who viewed it as a symbol of systemic racism and the Confederacy.

The vandalism occurred on June 19, 2020, also known as Juneteenth, the day that recognizes the end of slavery in the United States. It came as a wave of protests and riots swept the country after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

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