Only after anarchists and other abolitionists used illegal direct action to pull down statues—starting in Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina and spreading all around the United States—were liberal politicians forced to remove some of the statues that remained. crimethinc.com/Monuments

The struggle against white supremacy continues. Direct action plays an essential role. We salute the courage of everyone who runs risks in order to take a stand against the legacy of hatred and oppression that is fundamentally intertwined with the history of the United States.