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Removal of slavery advocate statue begins in S. Carolina

by Associated Press
| June 23, 2020 11:27 PM

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Several hundred people gathered in Marion Square, in the historic South Carolina city of Charleston, early Wednesday to watch the removal of a statue of former vice president and slavery advocate John C. Calhoun.

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