Abraham Lincoln monument torched in Chicago

Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez shared a picture of a charred statue of Abraham Lincoln on Facebook, Aug. 16, 2017. He implored citizens with information to contact his office or the please immediately. (Facebook, Raymond Lopez)

Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez shared a picture of a charred statue of Abraham Lincoln on Facebook, Aug. 16, 2017. He implored citizens with information to contact his office or the please immediately. (Facebook, Raymond Lopez)

- The Washington Times - Thursday, August 17, 2017

Abraham Lincoln has joined George Washington on the list of those targeted by Chicagoans in a national debate over Civil War-era monuments.

Alderman Raymond Lopez took to Facebook Wednesday night to decry a defaced statue of the nation’s 16th president in the Englewood neighborhood. The giant bust appears to have been damaged after someone in the 15th Ward sprayed and ignited a flammable liquid.

“What an absolute disgraceful act of vandalism. This bust of Abraham Lincoln, erected by Phil Bloomquist on August 31, 1926, was damaged & burned,” Mr. Lopez wrote, a local NBC affiliate reported. “If anyone has any information regarding this act, please contact the police or my office immediately.”

“F- Abe Lincoln,” responded Quintin Mitchell, whose comment was “liked” or deemed “funny” by 160 others.

The official’s finding came just one day after President Trump stated opposition to tearing down memorials related to America’s past with slavery.

“I wonder is it George Washington next week and is it Thomas Jefferson the week after? You know, you really do have to ask yourself, where does it stop?” Mr. Trump asked reporters on Tuesday while addressing violence in Virginia.

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Comment by Less Prone on August 18, 2017 at 5:29pm

Zombies are arising

Comment by Parrhesia on August 18, 2017 at 5:17pm

I thought Lincoln was the "Great Emancipator"

"Destroying the New World Order"

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