Baltimore City workers on Monday night removed a statue of Captain John O’Donnell, who enslaved Black people on his Canton plantation in the 18th century, from its pedestal in Canton Square.
The Canton Community Association and the Canton Anti-Racism Alliance in 2020 penned a petition calling for the statue’s removal, which has garnered more than 900 signatures. Members later reiterated their demand in a letter directly to then-Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young.
But when Young’s term came to an end in December 2020, the statue was still standing.
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