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Statue of Edward W. Carmack
The statue in 2016
Artist Nancy Cox-McCormack
Year1927
Subject Edward W. Carmack
Location Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

A statue of Edward W. Carmack was installed in Nashville, Tennessee, United States in 1924. The statue was the work of American sculptor Nancy Cox-McCormack.[ citation needed] Carmack was an opponent of Ida B. Wells and encouraged retaliation for her support of the civil rights movement. [1]

History

Carmack — formerly a US Senator — was shot and killed on November 9, 1908, by Duncan Brown Cooper and son, Robin Cooper. Both were tried & convicted of murder, then pardoned by Governor Ham Patterson; in 1909, the Tennessee legislature provided for the creation of a memorial sculpture of him by Nancy Cox-McCormack, to be placed on the grounds of the Capitol. It was erected in 1927. [2]

The monument was toppled by demonstrators during the George Floyd protests in 2020. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Tamburin, Adam, Allison, Natalie. Protests in downtown Nashville: Arrests made for those out after curfew. The Tennessean. May 30, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Who Was Edward Carmack, and Why Is There a Statue of Him at the State Capitol?". tnmuseum.org. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Nashville protesters set fires, topple controversial statue". Associated Press News. May 30, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Statue of Edward W. Carmack
The statue in 2016
Artist Nancy Cox-McCormack
Year1927
Subject Edward W. Carmack
Location Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

A statue of Edward W. Carmack was installed in Nashville, Tennessee, United States in 1924. The statue was the work of American sculptor Nancy Cox-McCormack.[ citation needed] Carmack was an opponent of Ida B. Wells and encouraged retaliation for her support of the civil rights movement. [1]

History

Carmack — formerly a US Senator — was shot and killed on November 9, 1908, by Duncan Brown Cooper and son, Robin Cooper. Both were tried & convicted of murder, then pardoned by Governor Ham Patterson; in 1909, the Tennessee legislature provided for the creation of a memorial sculpture of him by Nancy Cox-McCormack, to be placed on the grounds of the Capitol. It was erected in 1927. [2]

The monument was toppled by demonstrators during the George Floyd protests in 2020. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Tamburin, Adam, Allison, Natalie. Protests in downtown Nashville: Arrests made for those out after curfew. The Tennessean. May 30, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Who Was Edward Carmack, and Why Is There a Statue of Him at the State Capitol?". tnmuseum.org. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Nashville protesters set fires, topple controversial statue". Associated Press News. May 30, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.


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