Baltimore, Md--8/16/17--“Madre Luz,” created by artist Pablo Machioli, stands on the pedestal that held the Lee-Jackson statue, until the Confederate monument was removed from Wyman Dell early Wednesday morning. Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun. (Kim Hairston / Baltimore Sun)
The ‘Madre Luz’ statue stands in place of the removed Lee & Jackson monument in Wyman Park Dell on Wednesday, August 16. (Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore Sun)
A plaque from 2015 addresses the controversy over Baltimore’s Confederate monuments is seen near the pedestal of the former Taney statue in Mount Vernon Wednesday morning. The statue was one of four statues removed by the city overnight.
(Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun)
The pedestal is all that remains of a monument dedicated to the Confederate Women of Maryland near the intersection of Charles St. and University Parkway. It was one of four statues removed by the city overnight.
(Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun)
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Baltimore DPW workers clean graffiti off the base of the Lee Jackson Monument in Wyman Park after it was removed overnight.
(Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun)
A pedestal is all that is left of the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Mount Royal. It was one of four statues removed by the city overnight.
(Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun)
A Baltimore DPW worker cleans graffiti off the base of the Lee Jackson Monument in Wyman Park after it was removed overnight.
(Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun)
The pedestal is all that remains of a monument dedicated to the Confederate Women of Maryland near the intersection of Charles St. and University Parkway. It was one of four statues removed by the city overnight.
(Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun)
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A small group gathers near the pedestal of the former Taney statue in Mount Vernon Wednesday morning. It was one of four statues removed by the city overnight.
(Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun)
A chair is seen on the pedestal of the former Taney statue in Mount Vernon Wednesday morning. It was one of four statues removed by the city overnight.
(Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun)
A chair is seen on the pedestal of the former Taney statue in Mount Vernon Wednesday morning. It was one of four statues removed by the city overnight.
(Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun)
The pedestal is all that remains of a monument dedicated to the Confederate Women of Maryland near the intersection of Charles St. and University Parkway. It was one of four statues removed by the city overnight.
(Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun)
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A pedestal is all that is left of the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Mount Royal. It was one of four statues removed by the city overnight.
(Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun)
A Baltimore DPW worker cleans graffiti off the base of the Lee Jackson Monument in Wyman Park after it was removed overnight.
(Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun)
The sun rises on the base of the Lee-Jackson Monument, which was removed by the city overnight. The Madre Luz sculpture, fist raised, remains. (Colin Campbell / The Baltimore Sun)
The statue of Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, who authored the Dred Scott decision, is gone from Mount Vernon. City officials removed it overnight. (Colin Campbell / The Baltimore Sun)
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Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument, which was vandalized with red paint this week, was removed overnight. (Colin Campbell / The Baltimore Sun)
Confederate Women of Maryland Monument at Charles and University Parkway was removed overnight. (Colin Campbell / The Baltimore Sun)
Confederate Women of Maryland Monument at Charles and University Parkway was removed overnight. (Colin Campbell / The Baltimore Sun)
Baltimore’s Jackson-Lee Confederate monument in Wyman Park was been removed early Wednesday morning.
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Baltimore’s Jackson-Lee Confederate monument in Wyman Park was been removed early Wednesday morning.
( J.M. Giordano/City Paper)
Workers remove a monument dedicated to the Confederate Women of Maryland near the intersection of Charles St. and University Parkway early Wednesday morning.
(Jerry Jackson / The Baltimore Sun)
The empty pedestal of the former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Roger B. Taney is seen before dawn in Mount Vernon after workers took four Confederate monuments overnight in the city.
(Jerry Jackson / The Baltimore Sun)
BALTIMORE, MD -- August 16, 2017 -- The Jackson-Lee Monument in Wyman Park is removed. Photo by Denise Sanders, Baltimore Sun (Denise Sanders / Baltimore Sun)
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The empty pedestal of the Jackson Lee Monument in Wyman Park is seen before dawn after workers took four Confederate monuments overnight in the city.
(Jerry Jackson / The Baltimore Sun)
Workers remove a monument dedicated to the Confederate Women of Maryland near the intersection of Charles St. and University Parkway early Wednesday morning.
(Jerry Jackson / The Baltimore Sun)
Workers remove a monument dedicated to the Confederate Women of Maryland near the intersection of Charles St. and University Parkway early Wednesday morning.
(Jerry Jackson / The Baltimore Sun)
A bystander takes a picture of the monument dedicated to the Confederate Women of Maryland after it was taken down early Wednesday morning.
(Jerry Jackson / The Baltimore Sun)
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A monument dedicated to the Confederate Women of Maryland lies on a flatbed trailer near the intersection of Charles St. and University Parkway early Wednesday morning after it was taken down.
(Jerry Jackson / The Baltimore Sun)
Baltimore’s Jackson-Lee Confederate monument in Wyman Park was been removed early Wednesday morning.
( J.M. Giordano/City Paper)
Baltimore’s Jackson-Lee Confederate monument in Wyman Park was been removed early Wednesday morning.
( J.M. Giordano/City Paper)
Baltimore’s Jackson-Lee Confederate monument in Wyman Park was been removed early Wednesday morning.
( J.M. Giordano/City Paper)
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Baltimore’s Jackson-Lee Confederate monument in Wyman Park was been removed early Wednesday morning.
( J.M. Giordano/City Paper)
Baltimore’s Jackson-Lee Confederate monument in Wyman Park was been removed early Wednesday morning.
( J.M. Giordano/City Paper)
Baltimore’s Jackson-Lee Confederate monument in Wyman Park was been removed early Wednesday morning.
( J.M. Giordano/City Paper)
Baltimore’s Jackson-Lee Confederate monument in Wyman Park was been removed early Wednesday morning.
( J.M. Giordano/City Paper)
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BALTIMORE, MD -- August 16, 2017 -- The Jackson-Lee Monument in Wyman Park is removed. Photo by Denise Sanders, Baltimore Sun (Denise Sanders / Baltimore Sun)
BALTIMORE, MD -- August 16, 2017 -- The Jackson-Lee Monument in Wyman Park is removed. Photo by Denise Sanders, Baltimore Sun (Denise Sanders / Baltimore Sun)
BALTIMORE, MD -- August 16, 2017 -- The Jackson-Lee Monument in Wyman Park is removed. Photo by Denise Sanders, Baltimore Sun (Denise Sanders / Baltimore Sun)
BALTIMORE, MD -- August 16, 2017 -- The Jackson-Lee Monument in Wyman Park is removed. Photo by Denise Sanders, Baltimore Sun (Denise Sanders / Baltimore Sun)
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BALTIMORE, MD -- August 16, 2017 -- The Jackson-Lee Monument in Wyman Park is removed. Photo by Denise Sanders, Baltimore Sun (Denise Sanders / Baltimore Sun)
The empty pedestal of the Jackson Lee Monument in Wyman Park is seen before dawn after workers took four Confederate monuments overnight in the city.
