Statue of Edward W. Carmack

Statue formerly installed in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Statue of Edward W. Carmack
The statue in 2016
ArtistNancy Cox-McCormack
Year1927
SubjectEdward W. Carmack
LocationNashville, Tennessee, U.S.

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.[citation needed] Carmack was an opponent of Ida B. Wells and encouraged retaliation for her support of the civil rights movement.[1]

History

Carmack — formerly a US Senator — was shot and killed on November 9, 1908, by Duncan Brown Cooper and son, Robin Cooper. Both were tried & convicted of murder, then pardoned by Governor Ham 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.[2]

The monument was toppled by demonstrators during the George Floyd protests in 2020.[3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ Tamburin, Adam, Allison, Natalie. Protests in downtown Nashville: Arrests made for those out after curfew. The Tennessean. May 30, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Who Was Edward Carmack, and Why Is There a Statue of Him at the State Capitol?". tnmuseum.org. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Nashville protesters set fires, topple controversial statue". Associated Press News. May 30, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
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