An outdoor statue of Albert Pike was toppled about 11:30 p.m. ET in Washington D.C. Albert Pike was commissioned as a brigadier general of the Conferate States Army on November 22, 1861, and given a command in the Indian Territory. Pike trained three Confederate regiments of Indian cavalry with Gen. Ben McCulloch. Most of the Indians belonged to the “civilized tribes”, and their loyalty to the Confederacy was considered variable.
Pike was frequently in conflict with superior officers and ultimately resigned from Confederate States Army in November 1862.
The memorial to Pike that was toppled was located in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington, D.C. near Indiana Ave NW and 3rd St NW, and also near the Metropolitan Police Department.
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And protesters just toppled the Albert Pike statue in DC pic.twitter.com/gEzJm0OYjd
— Perry Stein (@PerryStein) June 20, 2020
They are on a one minute break. They have a new strategy and new positions. “Rope perpendicular to legs.” DC police are nearby watching pic.twitter.com/S8PEQ7kS9u
— Perry Stein (@PerryStein) June 20, 2020
They are still trying here to topple the Alan Pike statue pic.twitter.com/50ORfXP0pf
— Perry Stein (@PerryStein) June 20, 2020
Right now they are struggling to pull down the statue. Some are suggesting to wrap more rope around the head, other suggestions being thrown out too pic.twitter.com/7HTsFYQUue
— Perry Stein (@PerryStein) June 20, 2020
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