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Thomas Jefferson Statue Branded With ‘Racist + Rapist’ On His Birthday
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The University of Virginia discovered a Thomas Jefferson statue smeared with the phrase “racist + rapist” on Friday.
The vandalism likely occurred Friday, on the morning of the former president and UVA founder’s birthday, reported NBC29.
Thomas Jefferson's statue at the University of Virginia was vandalized https://t.co/z9PdXF6FAx pic.twitter.com/GfyMYOv4dD
— NBC12 WWBT Richmond (@NBC12) April 13, 2018
UVA students, alumni, and community members previously plastered a sign reading “Black Lives Matter — F*** White Supremacy” to the statue and covered it with a black shroud in September. (RELATED: Protesters Shroud Thomas Jefferson Statue, Plaster BLM Sign To It [VIDEO])
The protest has cleared, but the shroud on the Thomas Jefferson statue at the Rotunda remains. pic.twitter.com/BqYtCEtH5q
— Alexis Gravely (@_AlexisWasHere) September 13, 2017
The protesters chanted “What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!” and “If we don’t get it? Shut it down!”
Protestors surround shrouded statue of Thomas Jefferson pic.twitter.com/oEkoM5jGCO
— The Cavalier Daily (@cavalierdaily) September 13, 2017
The Daily Caller News Foundation reached out to UVA for comment but received none in time for press.
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