Activists just toppled the Junipero Serra statue in Golden Gate Park here in San Francisco
— Joe Rivano Barros (@jrivanob) June 20, 2020
Now they’re onto Francis Scott Key, slave owner and writer of the Star Spangled Banner pic.twitter.com/Ykv0hFMZvK
St. Junipero Serra statue torn down in San Francisco Park
A statue of Catholic missionary St. Junipero Serra was toppled in a San Francisco park Friday, along with statues of Francis Scott Key and Ulysses S. Grant.
The statues were torn down Friday evening from Golden Gate Park, by a group of about 100 people.-- More...
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