Crowds of people gathered in Charleston this morning as crews began removing a statue of former Vice President John C. Calhoun — who was a staunch defender of slavery — from Marion Square. A panel of historians will determine where the statue will go.
just before midnight that Calhoun Street between Meeting Street and King Street would be closed for several hours for the statue's removal. Massive cranes were seen attaching straps to the statue as workers prepared to take it down.
"We are taking this action only after careful consideration of the facts of Mr. Calhoun's life," Tecklenburg said. He called Calhoun both"South Carolina's most prominent national statesman" and"its most consequential defender of slavery and white supremacy."
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