A statue of an 18th-century Revolutionary War general has been removed from its place outside city hall in Albany, N.Y. due to him being an owner of enslaved people. In an interview with the New York Times published Sunday, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan (D) said her decision to remove the statue of Maj. Gen. Philip Schuyler outside of Romanesque City Hall was due in part to concerns raised by Black members of her staff. Philip Schuyler served as a military commander during the Revolutionary War and was a member of the Continental Congress and held public office as a U.S. senator. Sheehan signed an executive order in June 2020 to remove Schuyler’s statue outside city hall, due to h
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