• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
Statue of Thomas Jefferson Taken Down From Its Pedestal Inside of New York City Hall

Statue of Thomas Jefferson Taken Down From Its Pedestal Inside of New York City Hall

November 23, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Energy Agenda Can Help US Beat China In Crucial Tech Race, Oil Industry Leader Says

EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Energy Agenda Can Help US Beat China In Crucial Tech Race, Oil Industry Leader Says

July 14, 2025
Lefty Groups Biden Showered In Taxpayer Cash Coaching Illegals To Evade ICE

Lefty Groups Biden Showered In Taxpayer Cash Coaching Illegals To Evade ICE

July 14, 2025
Senate Confirms Trump’s First Judicial Pick To Replace Obama Appointee

Senate Confirms Trump’s First Judicial Pick To Replace Obama Appointee

July 14, 2025
‘Am I Going To Lose My F***ing Rights?’: Shawn Ryan Tells Newsom How Gun Laws Can Hurt Combat Vets

‘Am I Going To Lose My F***ing Rights?’: Shawn Ryan Tells Newsom How Gun Laws Can Hurt Combat Vets

July 14, 2025
‘In It To Win It’: Andrew Cuomo To Stay In NYC Mayor Race Despite Primary Defeat

‘In It To Win It’: Andrew Cuomo To Stay In NYC Mayor Race Despite Primary Defeat

July 14, 2025
Mike Johnson Tells Senate To Think Twice Before Weakening $9.4 Billion Rescissions Package

Mike Johnson Tells Senate To Think Twice Before Weakening $9.4 Billion Rescissions Package

July 14, 2025
DOJ Fires 20 Employees Who Worked With Jack Smith On Trump Prosecutions

DOJ Fires 20 Employees Who Worked With Jack Smith On Trump Prosecutions

July 14, 2025
Liberals Marked Anniversary Of Trump Shooting By Pushing Wild Conspiracies On Their Favorite Platform

Liberals Marked Anniversary Of Trump Shooting By Pushing Wild Conspiracies On Their Favorite Platform

July 14, 2025
Supreme Court Lets Trump Admin Move Forward With Slashing Education Department Staff

Supreme Court Lets Trump Admin Move Forward With Slashing Education Department Staff

July 14, 2025
‘It’s Madness!’: Mark Halperin Slams NYT For Leaving Out Key Voices In Biden Autopen Story

‘It’s Madness!’: Mark Halperin Slams NYT For Leaving Out Key Voices In Biden Autopen Story

July 14, 2025
Pro-Democrat Group Raising Cash To Stalk ICE  As Violence Against Agents Skyrockets

Pro-Democrat Group Raising Cash To Stalk ICE As Violence Against Agents Skyrockets

July 14, 2025
Corporate Media Network Completely Omits Key Detail About ICE Marijuana Farm Raid

Corporate Media Network Completely Omits Key Detail About ICE Marijuana Farm Raid

July 14, 2025
  • Donald Trump
  • State of the Union
  • Elon Musk
  • Tariffs
  • Congress
  • Faith
  • Immigration
Monday, July 14, 2025
  • Login
IJR
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls
No Result
View All Result
IJR
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Statue of Thomas Jefferson Taken Down From Its Pedestal Inside of New York City Hall

by Savannah Rychcik
November 23, 2021 at 2:51 pm
in News
235 17
0
Statue of Thomas Jefferson Taken Down From Its Pedestal Inside of New York City Hall
491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

A statue of Thomas Jefferson is no longer standing in New York City Hall.

According to The New York Post, the 884-pound statue was packed in a wooden crate Monday. The statue was then lowered into the first-floor rotunda of the building and taken out the back door, as the outlet reports.

It will now be on a long-term loan to the New York Historical Society.

Thomas Jefferson statue removed from New York City Hall after 187 years following complaints that it honored a slave owner. pic.twitter.com/uI7Metz0iF

— The Recount (@therecount) November 23, 2021

Last week, the city’s Public Design Commission voted unanimously to take down the statue. The figure has stood in the building for the past 187 years.

Erin Thompson, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, commented on the matter.

“Removing a monument without a public conversation about why it’s happening is useless. New Yorkers all need to talk about who we want to honor and why,” Thompson said.

She wrote the book titled, “Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of America’s Public Monuments.”

Thompson explained, “Moving this statue doesn’t mean New Yorkers will forget who Thomas Jefferson was — but some of them might learn from the controversy that the man who wrote ‘all men are created equal’ owned over 600 of his fellow humans.”

Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) reacted to the issue on Twitter.

“‘New York seems to be a cloacina [toilet] of all the depravities of human nature.’ – Thomas Jefferson,” Crenshaw tweeted.

“New York seems to be a cloacina [toilet] of all the depravities of human nature.”

– Thomas Jefferson https://t.co/D01v3o6d6e

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) November 23, 2021

Massie wrote, “‘Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered… History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present…’ Orwell.”

As The Washington Post notes, more than 140 confederate monuments have been taken down since the shooting at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015.

Tags: U.S. News
Share196Tweet123
Savannah Rychcik

Savannah Rychcik

IJR, Writer

Advertisements

Top Stories June 10th
Top Stories June 7th
Top Stories June 6th
Top Stories June 3rd
Top Stories May 30th
Top Stories May 29th
Top Stories May 24th
Top Stories May 23rd
Top Stories May 21st
Top Stories May 17th

Join Over 6M Subscribers

We’re organizing an online community to elevate trusted voices on all sides so that you can be fully informed.





IJR

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Trusted Voices On All Sides

  • About Us
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Editorial Standards & Corrections Policy
  • Subscribe to IJR

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Top Stories June 10th Top Stories June 7th Top Stories June 6th Top Stories June 3rd Top Stories May 30th Top Stories May 29th Top Stories May 24th Top Stories May 23rd Top Stories May 21st Top Stories May 17th