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A bust of abraham lincoln in chicago was torched, and he was the one who freed the slaves. chicago is in the land of lincoln. open a history book. angela rye said this. >> george washington was a slave owner and we need to call slave owners out for what they were. he wasn't protecting my freedom. i wasn't something, my ancestors weren't deemed human beings to him. i don't care if it's george washington, thomas jefferson or robert e. lee. they all need to come down. jesse: it's one thing to remove a statue of robert e. lee because he was only known as fighting for the south. but george washingt...

A bust of abraham lincoln in chicago was torched, and he was the one who freed the slaves. chicago is in the land of lincoln. open a history book. angela rye said this. >> george washington was a slave owner and we need to call slave owners out for what they were. he wasn't protecting my freedom. i wasn't something, my ancestors weren't deemed human beings to him. i don't care if it's george washington, thomas jefferson or robert e. lee. they all need to come down. jesse: it's one thing to remove a statue of robert e. lee because he was only known as fighting for the south. but george washingt...

This is absolutely wild and getting too far when you look at the names on here. christopher columbus, george washington. i mean, you heard what the president said on tuesday's press conference. at what point does this go too far because george washington was a slave owner and therefore is george washington -- george washington is recognized as the first president of this nation and that is what we celebrate. so for anybody to suggest that george washington could come down, that's one is going too far. >> benjamin franklin community like being able to see? he was a slave owner. do we just disco...

>> nick, welcome back. rashad, welcome to the show. >> good morning. >> let me start with you and some notes that you said to my executive producer in which you said, no one who is living today was ever held in slavery just like no one alive today is a slave owner this is not about hurt feelings, you put in quotes, this is about power and politics. explain. >> well, when i look at the united states of america i'm clearly an immigrant as your viewers can tell from my accent. i believe this is the least multiracial country in the world. i think this is the best country in the world for any perso...

Damaged or taken down in the state and elsewhere. vandals are defacing property, painting graffiti in maryland, others are tarring and feather ing a jefferson davis monument in arizona. the number of historical pieces getting vandalized is growing and now, there are calls to remove or rename other statues, monuments, and parks. this includes washington and jackson parks in chicago and that is where brunell donald sha y is and thinks this is going y too far. it's good to see you. u know look, i'm sympathetic to both sides on this but i think at this point it's getting a little out of hand becau...