Imágenes: Baltimore se queda sin sus controvertidas estatuas de confederados

18 de agosto de 2017 - 09:27 p. m.

The Confederate Women's Monument base is viewed in Bishops Square Park in Baltimore, Maryland, after being removed by the city on August 16, 2017 . Confederate statues were removed overnight in Baltimore, Maryland, as a campaign to erase symbols of the pro-slavery Civil War South gathers momentum across the United States. The removal of the Baltimore monuments came four days after clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia that stemmed from a rally called by white supremacists to protest plans to remove a statue of Lee from a public park. / AFP PHOTO / TASOS KATOPODIS

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The Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson monument base is viewed in Wyman Park Dell in Baltimore, Maryland, after being removed by the city on August 16, 2017 . Confederate statues were removed overnight in Baltimore, Maryland, as a campaign to erase symbols of the pro-slavery Civil War South gathers momentum across the United States. The removal of the Baltimore monuments came four days after clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia that stemmed from a rally called by white supremacists to protest plans to remove a statue of Lee from a public park. / AFP PHOTO / TASOS KATOPODIS

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BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 16: Baltimore city workers remove graffiti from the pedestal where a statue dedicated to Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson stood August 16, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. The City of Baltimore removed four statues celebrating confederate heroes from city parks overnight, following the weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP

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BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 16: The pedestal that was formerly the base for a statue of Roger B. Taney, former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and majority author of the Dred Scott decision, stands empty after city workers removed the statue August 16, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. The City of Baltimore removed four statues celebrating confederate heroes from city parks overnight, following the weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP

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BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 16: A plaque near the the pedestal that was formerly the base for a statue of Roger B. Taney, former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and majority author of the Dred Scott decision, is shown next to a handmade sign after city workers removed the statue August 16, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. The City of Baltimore removed four statues celebrating confederate heroes from city parks overnight, following the weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP

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BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 16: A plaque lies in the back of a city truck after being removed from near the base of the statue for Roger B. Taney, former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and majority author of the Dred Scott decision, August 16, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. The City of Baltimore removed four statues celebrating confederate figures from city parks overnight, following the weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP

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BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 16: City workers remove a plaque near the pedestal that was formerly the base for a statue of Roger B. Taney, former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and majority author of the Dred Scott decision, August 16, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. The City of Baltimore removed four statues celebrating confederate figures from city parks overnight, following the weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP

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BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 16: An empty pedestal remains where a statue of Roger B. Taney, former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and majority author of the Dred Scott decision, once was after city workers removed the statue August 16, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. The City of Baltimore removed four statues celebrating confederate figures from city parks overnight, following the weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP

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BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 16: An empty pedestal remains where a statue of Roger B. Taney, former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and majority author of the Dred Scott decision, once was before city workers removed the statue August 16, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. The City of Baltimore removed four statues celebrating Confederate figures from city parks overnight, following the weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP

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BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 16: Red paint is seen on the empty pedestal where the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument once stood before city workers removed the statue August 16, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. The City of Baltimore removed four statues celebrating Confederate figures from city parks overnight, following the weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP

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