The death of African American George Floyd while being arrested by four Minneapolis police officers set off protests and some violence across the United States. Some protesters have now turned to bringing down symbols of the Confederacy and slavery. On Wednesday night, protesters brought down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Richmond, Virginia. About 130 kilometers away in Portsmouth, Virginia, another group of protesters pulled down four statues that were part of a Confederate monument. A day earlier, protesters in Richmond tore down a statue of Christopher Columbus, set it on fire and threw it into a lake. Around the world, protesters wanted to bring down monuments to people linked to slavery and colonialism.
Title: Protesters Target Statues Linked to Slavery
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4259/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Protesters Target Statues Linked to Slavery' data-article-id='4794'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='14292'>The death of African American George Floyd while being arrested by four Minneapolis police officers set off protests and some violence across the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='14292' data-end-time='23208'>Some protesters have now turned to bringing down symbols of the Confederacy and slavery.</span> <span data-start-time='23208' data-end-time='33125'>On Wednesday night, protesters brought down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Richmond, Virginia.</span> <span data-start-time='33125' data-end-time='46021'>About 130 kilometers away in Portsmouth, Virginia, another group of protesters pulled down four statues that were part of a Confederate monument.</span> <span data-start-time='46021' data-end-time='56688'>A day earlier, protesters in Richmond tore down a statue of Christopher Columbus, set it on fire and threw it into a lake.</span> <span data-start-time='56688' data-end-time='66646'>Around the world, protesters wanted to bring down monuments to people linked to slavery and colonialism.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4259/around_the_world_protesters_want_to_bring_down_monuments_to_people_linked_to__blank_.wav'>Around the world, protesters want to bring down monuments to people linked to <span class='blank'>slavery</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='slavery'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4259/climate_change.wav'><span>climate change</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4259/corrupt_business.wav'><span>corrupt business</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4259/slavery.wav'><span>slavery</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4259/athletics.wav'><span>athletics</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button 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