A statue of Abraham Lincoln freeing a slave has been removed in downtown Boston.

“The decision for removal acknowledged the statue’s role in perpetuating harmful prejudices and obscuring the role of Black Americans in shaping the nation’s freedoms,” the Boston Art Commission said in a statement posted on its website.

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