Last week, a gang of tiki torch wielding white nationalists descended on the UVA campus to shout things like "white lives matter" in protest of the removal of Confederate statues. That rally exploded in Charlottesville the next day, leaving protesters like Heather Heyer dead. The situation has found President Donald Trump publicly comparing the hate on one side to the frustration on the other, but in Baltimore, the heart of the matter—those Confederate statues—are being removed with the quickness.
Overnight, at least two Confederate statues were removed. This follows a unanimous vote on Monday from the Baltimore City Council to take down four statues in the city.
Some activists wasted no time for photo opps.
CNN is reporting that statues in Lexington, Kentucky are set to be removed as well, and word is that some of these statues will be sent to Confederate cemeteries.
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