As protests swept the nation following the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department last week, some of the most …
As protests swept the nation following the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department last week, some of the most iconic monuments in Washington, D. C. were vandalized Saturday night.
The affected monuments, photos of which were posted in a tweet by the National Mall National Park Service (NPS), included the Lincoln Memorial, the World War II Memorial and the statue of General Casimir Pulaski. It is not clear to what extent any other monuments might have been vandalized.
« In the wake of last night’s demonstrations, there are numerous instances of vandalism to sites around the National Mall, » The National Mall NPS tweeted. « For generations the Mall has been our nation’s premier civic gathering space for non-violent demonstrations, and we ask individuals to carry on that tradition.
