A statue of Frederick Douglass was torn down and damaged in Rochester, New York, on Sunday, on the anniversary of Douglass’s famous speech on liberty, Independence Day, and slavery.

Douglass delivered his speech on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, so many have argued that this weekend’s vandalism was no coincidence. And although police have not yet identified a suspect, I’m inclined to agree that whoever did this knew what he or she was doing.