New Orleans, Louisiana USA May 19, 2017: Onlooker takes cell phone picture as city workers in body armor and masks remove the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from its pedestal in New Orleans in front of a cheering crowd of onlookers. The 16-foot statue, standing on an 8-foot pedestal atop a 60-foot column, was erected in 1884 in a prominent downtown location. Mayor Mitch Landrieu ordered the controversial removal of the Lee statue and three other monuments to the Confederacy. Credit: Bob Daemmrich/Alamy Live News

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Location: New Orleans, LA, United States
Photo credit: © Bob Daemmrich / Alamy / Afripics
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