The National Park Service is set to restore and reinstall the statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general, which was toppled during protests in June 2020. The restoration is in accordance with federal historic preservation laws and executive orders aimed at beautifying the nation's capital. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton criticizes the decision, calling it morally objectionable and referencing Pike's disgraceful resignation after a war crime. The statue, dedicated by Freemasons in 1901, has a controversial history and was the only Confederate general statue in D.C.
The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic preservation law as well as recent executive orders to beautify the nation's capital and re-instate pre-existing statues.
The decision to honor Albert Pike by reinstalling the Pike statue is as odd and indefensible as it is morally objectionable.
He resigned in disgrace after committing a war crime and dishonoring even his own Confederate military service.
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