The installation of a Caesar Rodney statue at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., is drawing criticism because the founding-era leader enslaved hundreds of people. The statue, previously removed from Delaware in 2020 during racial justice protests, is one of 13 monuments being installed ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary.
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Dominique Dawes was honored with a statue at the Silver Spring Recreation and Aquatic Center, while the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair celebrates its 75th anniversary with a variety of entertainment and activities, and D.C. activists led a protest demanding justice for Sonya Massey, who was shot and killed by former Deputy Sheriff Sean Grayson.
