only narrowly survived being scrapped altogether. In 1791, Pierre L'Enfant drew up designs for President George Washington ...

Washington. Carver made a name for himself ... making it a hub of learning and reflection.” Being the first monument dedicated to an African American, the George Washington Carver National ...

Protesters in Portland, Oregon, toppled a statue of George Washington ... activists criticized Washington for being a slave owner. A wave of hostility against monuments to political figures ...