Slavery advocate's statue removed in Charleston
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The city of Charleston removed the statue of John C. Calhoun, an early U.S. vice president whose zealous defense of slavery led the nation toward civil war. (June 24)
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The city of Charleston removed the statue of John C. Calhoun, an early U.S. vice president whose zealous defense of slavery led the nation toward civil war. (June 24)
A statue of former US vice president and slavery advocate John C Calhoun has been pulled down in Charleston.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Officials in the historic South Carolina city of Charleston voted unanimously Tuesday to remove a statue..