Statue of Confederate general toppled in 2020 to be reinstalled in D.C. [View all]

Source: NBC News

Aug. 4, 2025, 3:12 PM EDT / Source: NBC Washington


A statue of a Confederate general that demonstrators toppled and burned in D.C. in 2020 will be reinstalled, the National Park Service announced Monday.

The bronze statue depicting Confederate Gen. Albert Pike is being restored, the Park Service said in a statement Monday. Officials shared a photo of a worker removing corrosion and paint. “The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic preservation law as well as recent executive orders to beautify the nation’s capital and re-instate pre-existing statues,” the agency said in a statement.

In June 2020, demonstrators used ropes to tear down the statue outside Metropolitan Police Department headquarters. On live TV, they doused the statue in lighter fluid and set it ablaze. Mayor Muriel Bowser at the time decried property destruction and defended city police. Donald Trump, in his first term, called for the statue to go back up less then a week later.

Now crews are aiming to have the statue up in October, the Park Service said. “Site preparation to repair the statue’s damaged masonry plinth will begin shortly, with crews repairing broken stone, mortar joints, and mounting elements,” the statement said.

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But remember boys and girls, it's "Price of eggs", "Kitchen table issues", "Working class".

This is what happened to it when it was "taken down" -