Louis Krauss, who shared the tipping video, said that at least 300 people gathered at the scene.
“After the statue was overthrown, it was divided into several pieces that were dragged along the plaza and thrown into the Inner Harbor,” Krauss told CNuss. Said.
The statue has been standing by Little Italy for more than 30 years and is the last statue that has appeared in the last few weeks between protests. Both the crowds of the demonstrators and local orders, Columbus, Confederate leaders and other controversial figures representing racist parts of American history with other tributes.
Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott said in a statement that he proposed the removal of the statue.
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CNN reaches the Baltimore Police Department for comments.
On Wednesday, the mayor of Richmond, Virginia urged his emergency forces to remove many Confederate monuments in the city, including a statue honoring the Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. Last month, a judge ordered the removal of the Confederate monument in an Atlanta suburb.
In other parts of the country, controversial symbols were overturned by protesters, including a group in Portland, Oregon, who lowered the George Washington sculpture and set fire on it last month. In Richmond, Virginia, crowds lowered the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis the day after they overthrew a Columbus statue.
CNN’s Melissa Alonso and Alta Spells contributed to this report.
