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Attorney for George Floyd’s Family Troubled by Removal of Confederate Monuments

Attorney for George Floyd’s Family Troubled by Removal of Confederate Monuments
The pedestal where the statue of Confederate general Albert Pike remains empty after it was toppled by vandals at Judiciary Square in Washington on June 20, 2020. Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
6/22/2020|Updated: 6/22/2020

An attorney representing the family of George Floyd voiced concerns about people tearing down monuments to those who served in the Confederacy, warning that those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it.

Lawyer Benjamin Crump is pushing for widespread criminal justice reform, focusing on police departments.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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