Protesters Topple Two Confederate Statues in Raleigh, Hang One by The Neck

One of two confederate statues https://www.witn.com/2020/06/20/confederate-statue-toppled-dragged-and-hung-in-raleigh/ toppled from a monument on North Carolina's State Capitol grounds on June 19 was strung up by the neck from a lamp post. Local media reported that https://indyweek.com/news/wake/happy-juneteenth-raleigh/ hundreds of anti-racism protesters celebrated Juneteenth in Raleigh on Friday night before the statues were https://abc11.com/society/demonstrators-topple-2-confederate-statues-near-nc-capitol-building/6256848/ torn down and dragged through the street . One of the statues was hung from a pole on W Hargett Street while the other was left on the steps of the Wake County courthouse, https://www.salisburypost.com/2020/06/20/protesters-hang-confederate-statue-from-post-in-raleigh/ reports said . This footage shows the statues being toppled at the North Carolina State Capitol. (Footage By Leigh Tauss/Storyful via Getty Images)