RALEIGH, N.C. — Work crews have removed two Confederate statues outside the state capitol in Raleigh, the morning after protesters toppled two nearby statues.
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News outlets report that crews Saturday morning were removing one statue dedicated to the women of the Confederacy, and another placed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy honoring Henry Wyatt, the first North Carolinian killed in battle in the Civil War.
On Friday night, protesters pulled down two statues of two Confederate soldiers that were part of a larger obelisk.
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On Saturday, Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest blamed Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for allowing the protesters to succeed.