St. Louis is the latest city to join in the movement to remove historic Confederate and Democrat statues.
City Treasurer Tishaura Jones created a GoFundMe pagelast week to raise money for the removal of a Confederate monument in Forest Park in St. Louis.
On Tuesday Black Lives Matter protesters and Confederate protesters clashed in Confederate Memorial in Forest Park in St. Louis.
The Confederate Memorial was dedicated in 1914 after the Ladies Confederate Monument Association raised $23,000 for its construction.
Police were called in to the Forest Park.
Big police presence as BLM & Confederate supporters clash at controversial Forest Park statue. pic.twitter.com/BY0SiXxWbB
— Brett A. Blume (@brettblumekmox) May 23, 2017
Standoff now at the Confederate Memorial in Forest Park #STL pic.twitter.com/Av0OcfNmpe
— Umar Lee (@PenofUmar) May 23, 2017
Opposing groups at Confederate monument in Forest Park. pic.twitter.com/aJYeQ072F2
— Robert Cohen (@kodacohen) May 23, 2017
Tensions are high at the #TakeItDownSTL rally between Confederate Memorial supporters and protesters, some civil convos with @search4swag
— Umar Lee (@PenofUmar) May 23, 2017
Police were sent out to keep the peace.
#STL police now at the #TakeItDownSTL standoff between Confederate Memorial supporters and protesters pic.twitter.com/3MAeYnfwIK
— Umar Lee (@PenofUmar) May 23, 2017
Friend Ed BigCon was there tonight.
This #BLM protester hates cops.
This guy doesn't like the police… pic.twitter.com/gIxNq7AbHT
— Ed (@EdBigCon) May 24, 2017
Here’s some video after the tension died down.
— Ed (@EdBigCon) May 24, 2017
Breaking: Protesters defacing Confederate Monument in St Louis Forest Park! pic.twitter.com/LPfbEebOfI
— Ed (@EdBigCon) May 24, 2017