University of Wisconsin students protested the school’s Abraham Lincoln statue with a ‘die-in’

By Emily Jashinsky

Published October 19, 2017 3:13pm ET

University of Wisconsin students protested the school’s Abraham Lincoln statue with a ‘die-in’ — Lincoln, perched atop Bascom Hill, has drawn protests from racial justice activists in recent years. Now, the sixteenth commander-in-chief is facing fire from "Wunk Sheek," an indigenous student group on campus. (Jaron Berman/Bloomberg) | Jaron Berman

Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison sought to reignite conflict over the school’s famed statue of Abraham Lincoln this month.

Lincoln, perched atop Bascom Hill, has drawn protests from racial justice activists in recent years. In 2016, the statue was draped in a black tarp over the university’s alleged perpetuation of white supremacy and racism. One year earlier, a group discussed removing the statue but dismissed that idea for being too extreme.