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Confederate Monument in Alabama Partially Removed Overnight

Associated Press

   BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - The base of a Confederate monument in Alabama is
   all that remains Tuesday morning in Birmingham's Linn Park. Live video
   recorded overnight shows crews worked into the early morning hours
   dismantling the top portion of the obelisk in pieces. It comes about a
   day after protesters tried to remove the monument themselves during a
   protest over police brutality, including the death of George Floyd. The
   stone pieces were hauled off on a flatbed truck. It's unclear where
   they were taken. Crews were expected to return later Tuesday to finish
   removing the monument.

   BIRMINGHAM, Alabama

   The base of a Confederate monument in Alabama's largest city was all
   that remained Tuesday morning after crews worked overnight to dismantle
   it.

   Workers began Monday night removing the top portion of the obelisk in
   pieces in Birmingham's Linn Park, about a day after protesters tried to
   remove it themselves during a protest over police brutality, including
   the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

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