For those just waking up, here's what happened in Baltimore: the city's dead-of-night removal of all four of its Confederate monuments. pic.twitter.com/gaquP2hlqN
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) August 16, 2017
[Image: Confederate monument being removed in Baltimore overnight.]
Following the terrorist attack in Charlottesville, the Baltimore City Council unanimously passed a resolution to remove the city's four Confederate monuments, and they didn't waste any time getting it done.
Mayor Catherine Pugh said Wednesday morning crews working for the city began removing the four Confederate monuments at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and finished at 5:30 a.m.Well done, Baltimore. Thank you.
"It's done," she said Wednesday morning. "They needed to come down. My concern is for the safety and security of our people. We moved as quickly as we could."
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