National Park Service to reinstall statue of Confederate general toppled in DC in 2020

The National Park Service will reinstall a statue of a Confederate general in Washington, D.C., that was toppled during the 2020 George Floyd riots.

The restoration and reinstatement of Albert Pike’s statue align with President Donald Trump’s March 28 executive order titled “Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful” and March 27 executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” according to a statement from the park service. The statue was torn down with ropes on June 19, 2020, in front of the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters, then doused in lighter fluid and set ablaze. The damaged statue was taken away and stored by the authorities.