A Confederate statue has been reinstalled thanks to President Donald Trump’s ongoing mission to restore landmarks and tributes linked to slavery and racism.
A statue commemorating infamous Gen. Albert Pike, which was torn down during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, is back on display in Washington, D.C. The National Park Service announced back in August that the statue would be erected again as part of Trump’s push to “present a full and accurate picture of the American past.”
Pike was dishonorably discharged in 1862 after accusations of misappropriating funds and taking up arms against the United States, according to the BBC.
On top of that, the Boston-born general has been long accused of being a force in the creation of the Klu Klux Klan. However, the Freemasons, who counted Pi

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