Protesters topple statues dedicated to Ulysses S. Grant and Francis Scott Key

Published June 20, 2020 3:20pm ET



Statues commemorating former President Ulysses S. Grant and U.S. national anthem author Francis Scott Key were toppled by protesters in San Francisco on Friday night.

San Francisco police confirmed that more than 400 people gathered in Golden Gate Park at around 8 p.m. PDT last night, and videos circulating on social media show protesters gleefully celebrating bringing the statues down.

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