Graffiti on the monument in 2012
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The Liberty Monument defaced in early 2012. "For Wendell Allen" is a reference to the death of a man who was shot by a police officer on March 7, 2012.
Courtesy of The Times-Picayune
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Protest and Removal of Battle of Liberty Place Monument
Taken off the street in 1965 because of construction in the area, the Battle of Liberty Place monument returned in time for the anniversary of the battle in 1970. Around this time, the typical September 14th ceremony consisted of a wreath-laying…