Credit: Protestors demonstrate in front of the Albert Pike statue near the D.C. police headquarters on Sunday, August 12, to show solidarity for the victims of the weekend violence in Charlottesville. Pike supported slavery and was a Confederate general during the Civil War. D.C. Council members and the attorney general have asked the National Park Service to remove the monument, saying it "only serves to perpetuate and incite hate, violence and oppression. (WTOP/Liz Anderson)
DC officials seek to remove statue of Confederate general
