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. Carmack was an opponent of Ida B. Wells and encouraged retaliation for her support of the civil rights movement.Tamburin, Adam, Allison, Natalie. Protests in downtown Nashville: Arrests made for those out after curfew. The Tennessean. May 30, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
History Carmack — formerly a US Senator — was shot and killed on November 9, 1908, by Duncan Brown Cooper and their son, Robin Cooper. Both were tried & convicted of murder, then pardoned by Governor Malcolm R. 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.
The monument was toppled by demonstrators during the George Floyd protests in 2020.
See also
List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
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