Daily News | Preservationists are having a hard time removing new graffiti on Robert Morris statue that alludes to slavery ties
A statue of Founding Father Robert Morris in Independence National Historical Park will now bear the words “human trafficer” [sic] as preservationists struggle to the remove the graffiti.
Then, they moved onto laser treatment Independence National Historic Park has used previously, which also had the same effect.“Professional conservators within and outside of [the National Park Service] will explore and consider other methods and means to remove the graffiti. Testing of these methods will begin shortly,” the park wrote on Instagram. “INHP will continue to tell comprehensive stories of the nation’s history.”punishable by up to six months in prison and a $500 fine.
Morris and Willing also briefly owned a 3,000-acre Baton Rouge, La., plantation called Orange Grove, where they oversaw 40 enslaved Africans before the property was expropriated by the Spanish.
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