Baltimore’s Confederate statues

The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Mount Royal Avenue is one of several Confederate statues being considered for possible removal by the city. It was vandalized Saturday with red paint. The “Spirit of the Confederacy” statue was erected in 1903.

The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Mount Royal Avenue is one of several Confederate statues being considered for possible removal by the city. It was vandalized Saturday with red paint. The “Spirit of the Confederacy” statue was erected in 1903.

The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument, “Spirit of the Confederacy,” was erected in 1903. Here, “Black Lives Matter” is written in yellow on the base of the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Mount Royal Avenue in June 2015. A city commission recommends it be removed.

The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument, “Spirit of the Confederacy,” was erected in 1903. Here, “Black Lives Matter” is written in yellow on the base of the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Mount Royal Avenue in June 2015. A city commission recommends it be removed.

The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument, “Spirit of the Confederacy,” was erected in 1903. A city commission recommends it be removed. Here, “Black Lives Matter” is written in yellow on the base of the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Mount Royal Avenue in June 2015.

A sculpture left in protest stands at the base of the statue of Confederate generals Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee in Wyman Park near the Baltimore Museum of Art. The protest was held Sunday. The city is considering removing the monument, which was erected in 1948.

The Robert E. Lee and Thomas. J. “Stonewall” Jackson Monument in the Wyman Park Dell was erected in 1948. A city commission recommends it be removed.

The Robert E. Lee and Thomas. J. “Stonewall” Jackson Monument in the Wyman Park Dell was erected in 1948. A city commission recommends it be removed.

A monument dedicated to the Confederate Women of Maryland near the intersection of Charles St. and University Parkway is one of several Confederate statues being considered for possible removal by the city. It was erected in 1918.

A monument dedicated to the Confederate Women of Maryland near the intersection of Charles St. and University Parkway is one of several Confederate statues being considered for possible removal by the city. It was erected in 1918.

A monument dedicated to the Confederate Women of Maryland near the intersection of Charles St. and University Parkway is one of several Confederate statues being considered for possible removal by the city. The monument was erected in 1918.

The Confederate Women’s Monument was erected in 1918 in North Baltimore. A city commission recommends it be removed. Here, police respond to N. Charles Street and University Parkway at the Confederate Monument to a report of two suspicious Federal Express packages that were left at the monument.

The Roger B. Taney Monument sits on Mount Vernon Place in Baltimore. It was erected in 1887, and is similar to the original Taney statue in Annapolis. A city commission recommends it be removed. Taney was a former Maryland legislator, and as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court issued the ruling in the Dred Scott case.

The Roger B. Taney Monument sits on Mount Vernon Place in Baltimore. It was erected in 1887, and is similar to the original Taney statue in Annapolis. A city commission recommends it be removed. Taney was a former Maryland legislator, and as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court issued the ruling in the Dred Scott case.