Controversial statues of slave owners and Confederate figures come down amid protests over George Floyd's death.
PHOTO PACKAGE: Statues Are Taken Down In The Wake Of Anti-Racism Movement
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A statue of former Belgian King Leopold II sprayed with a graffiti is seen in the park of the Africa Museum, in Tervuren, near Brussels, Belgium, June 9, 2020.
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Protesters toppled the statue of Edward Carmack outside the state Capitol after a peaceful demonstration turned violent, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee. Carmack was a politician in the early 1900s known historically for his racist sentiment.
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A pedestal that held a statue of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee stands empty outside a high school named for the Confederate general in Montgomery, Ala. on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Four people were charged with criminal mischief after someone removed the statue amid nationwide protests over the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.
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People gather around the monument to the Confederate general Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, on June 4, 2020, amid continued protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody. Earlier in the day, Virginia governor Ralph Northam announced plans to remove the statue of the Confederate general, directing the Department of General Services to remove it "as soon as possible."