New Orleans removes first of 4 racially divisive statues
April 24 (Reuters) - New Orleans on Monday removed a statue commemorating a racially charged incident, the first of four monuments that will be relocated to send a message of what the city's mayor called "diversity, inclusion and tolerance." The statue, the "Battle of Liberty Place," will be moved to a museum or other facility, the city said. It commemorates an 1874 attack on the city's racially integrated police force and state militia by the white supremacist "Crescent City White League."