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The monument was finally built 27 years later, in April 1887. Parades and celebrations were hosted across the city, and the LCMA helped unveil the statue to those in attendance. The LCMA described the unveiling ceremony's attendance as "crowded to boarders with such an assemblage as is rarely seen
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This led the LCMA to pursue the installation of a new, taller version of the monument to protect it from further vandalism. The new version of the statue was dedicated by the LCMA on June 27, 1896 with little fanfare. According the LCMA, the statue cost nearly $ 20,000 (roughly $ 500,000 in 2020
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or individuals who supported slavery. Many such statues were defaced or protested, including the Calhoun monument. On June 23, 2020, the statue was taken down after a unanimous vote by the Charleston City Council. The current location of the John C. Calhoun bust is undisclosed. Some groups have
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Soon after John C. Calhoun's death in 1850, the Ladies' Calhoun Monument Association (LCMA) was formed "to aid in the erection, in or near the City of Charleston, of a monument sacred to the memory of John C. Calhoun." However, the campaign initially struggled with fundraising, facing issues
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dollars). The individual who completed the 1896 monument was an Irish-born contractor, Daniel A. J. Sullivan, who is listed as a carpenter by trade and eventually became a prominent builder in Charleston after the American Civil War. Sullivan was noticeably active in the local
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including embezzlement and lack of preparedness. The association held several donor meetings and depended heavily on wealthy Charlestonian philanthropists to reach the appropriate amount.
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Over time, the statue became controversial for Calhoun's staunchly pro-slavery views, especially in the aftermath of the 2015
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declined the city's request. As of October 2020, the statue has still not been claimed by any museum or historical society.
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in the summer of 2020, there were calls across the United States to remove monuments and statues connected with the
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anywhere." Soon after the unveiling, prayers and joys were shouted for protection over the newly erected monument.
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and women of Charleston began to damage the statue in protest; soon the statue barely resembled Calhoun.
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The monument had long been surrounded by controversy, and was ultimately removed in June 2020.
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Many historians have argued that the purpose of the statue was to venerate slavery and the
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Monuments and memorials in the United States removed during the George Floyd protests
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Group of African American women in front of the 1887 John C. Calhoun Monument
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List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
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called for the statue to be placed inside a museum. However, the
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Christopher Columbus (Columbus State Community College)
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Buildings and structures in Charleston, South Carolina
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A History of the Calhoun Monument at Charleston, S. C.
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from 1825 to 1832 and who was an adamant supporter of
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Base of the John C. Calhoun Monument, summer of 2020
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John C. Calhoun
Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates
32°47′12.0″N 79°56′07.9″W / 32.786667°N 79.935528°W / 32.786667; -79.935528
monumental statue
Charleston
South Carolina
United States
Marion Square
Downtown Charleston
John C. Calhoun
Abbeville, South Carolina
Vice President of the United States
American slavery

Antebellum South
Freedmen

Democratic Party


shooting
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
murder of George Floyd
lost cause myth
Charleston Museum
List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests

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