Confederate Monuments Removed or br Defaced in Several Cities Amid Unrest Many George Floyd protests across the nation br have turned violent, prompting the defacing br andor removal of confederate monuments. On Saturday, Nashville protesters tore br down a statue of Edward Carmack, a politician br from the early 1900s who had racist views and br who attacked the writings of Ida B. Wells. According to 'The Washington Post,' the statue of br Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, was graffitied br with "Black Lives Matter," "No More White Supremecy" br and other phrases on Sunday. Some of the monuments have br even been removed by br city officials or owners. According to 'The New York Times,' br the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, had their br Confederate Soldiers & Sailors Monument removed br on Monday after it was defaced by protesters. According to NBC News, br the United Daughters br of the Confederacy br removed a statue of a br Confederate soldier in br Alexandria, Virginia, br on Tuesday. It will reportedly be br moved somewhere else.