Baltimore City removes statue of slave-owning merchant

By Mike Brest

Published April 6, 2021 2:57pm ET

Baltimore City removes statue of slave-owning merchant — The first and largest piece of the remnants of a Confederate statue known as "Silent Sam" is lifted before being transported to the bed of a truck early Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019 on the campus of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. The last remnants of the statue were removed at the request of UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt, who also announced her resignation in a move that increases pressure on the system's board of governors to give up on plans to restore the monument. | (Julia Wall/The News & Observer via AP)

The city of Baltimore removed a statue dedicated to an Irish-born merchant who owned slaves.

The city removed the statue of Capt. John O’Donnell, which was located in Canton Square, on Monday night after hundreds of people signed a petition and sent it and other letters to City Hall.

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