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Frederick Douglass statue torn down at NY park

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A monument built to honor Frederick Douglass, a statue of Douglass stands on top of a stone base that contains several plaques of text, masonry buildings, city streets, and horse drawn carriages can be see in the background, Rochester, New York, 1900 ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was ripped from its base in Rochester on the anniversary of one of his most famous speeches, delivered in that city in 1852.Police said the statue of Douglass was taken on Sunday from Maplewood Park, a site along the Underground Railroad where Douglas and Harriet Tubman helped shuttle slaves to freedom.The statue was found at the brink of the Genesee River gorge about 50 feet from its pedestal, police said.

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