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Controversial Slaveholder Statue Headed to D.C. Plaza

A statue of Caesar Rodney, a slave-owning founder, removed in 2020, will be temporarily installed in DC's Freedom Plaza for the 2026 semiquincentennial. The Trump administration's move to restore such monuments is praised by some and criticized by others as provocative.