Unrest broke out in the Wisconsin city late on Tuesday following the arrest of a Black Lives Matter protester.
Protesters in Wisconsin drew condemnation late on Tuesday after tearing down the statue of abolitionist Hans Christian Heg, smashing windows at the state house and assaulting a state senator, marking a departure from previous demonstrations targeting symbols of colonizers and Confederate figures.
Tuesday night’s protests followed weeks of anti-racism protesters targeting racist symbols and toppling statues of colonizers, slave owners and confederate figures representing a legacy of racial injustice in the U.
