Black UW Student Group Wants President Lincoln Statue Taken Down

Some students at the University of Wisconsin want a statue of President Abraham Lincoln removed from the Madison campus. The Lincoln statue has sat atop Bascom Hill since 1919. Nalah McWhorter of the Wisconsin Black Student Union said “just because Lincoln was anti-slavery doesn’t mean he was pro-Black.” She claims Lincoln said he believed white people should be the superior race during a presidential campaign speech. U-W Chancellor Rebecca Blank says the university wants to keep the statue where it is. She also says she’ll soon announce new resources and initiatives to address systemic racism.