Philadelphia removed a statue of former mayor Frank Rizzo, who famously told voters to 'vote white,' after protesters tried to take it down. Mayor Jim Kenney said the statue 'represented bigotry, hatred, and oppression for too many people.'
A statue of controversial former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo was vandalized during protests over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. The city of Philadelphia took down the statue Wednesday.A statue of controversial former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo was vandalized during protests over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. The city of Philadelphia took down the statue Wednesday.
In the 1970s, Rizzo famously told Philadelphia voters to"vote white." But on Wednesday, the City of Brotherly Love took down a memorial to a man who exploited its divisions. For many Philadelphians, the larger-than-life statue of Rizzo, who also was police commissioner, was an overt symbol of white police officers' brutal treatment of black people and other minorities.
"The Frank Rizzo statue represented bigotry, hatred, and oppression for too many people, for too long. It is finally gone," Mayor Jim Kenney said WednesdayThe statue represented bigotry, hatred, and oppression for too many people, for too long. It is finally gone.
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