John Greenleaf Whittier Statue
The john greenleaf whittier statue in whittier california in a photo taken in 2007.
John greenleaf whittier statue. Statues of abolitionist campaigners such as matthias baldwin and john greenleaf whittier have been defaced. The still unidentified vandal wrote blm as well as an expletive slave owners on the seated statue which is located at central park 6532 friends ave. A statue of john greenleaf whittier the poet abolitionist and quaker the city was named after was vandalized over the weekend.
Editor s pick damage to whittier statue causes ripples on both coasts. Other statues of sympathetic figures have been vandalized too. The statue is of john greenleaf whittier a poet who spent 30 years writing articles and essays against slavery for numerous abolitionist publications.
In whittier calif vandals tagged a statute of john greenleaf whittier the city s namesake and a poet who dedicated his life to the anti slavery cause with blm and f k slave. As elijah schaffer notes blm protest e rs vandalized a statue of john greenleaf a prominent quaker abolitionist known for his anti slavery writings his statue in whittier calif. Is now spray painted with what appears to be the words f ck slave owner and blm.
John greenleaf whittier december 17 1807 september 7 1892 was an american quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the united states frequently listed as one of the fireside poets he was influenced by the scottish poet robert burns whittier is remembered particularly for his anti slavery writings as well as his book snow bound. The statue is of john greenleaf whittier a poet who spent 30 years writing articles and essays against slavery for numerous abolitionist publications.
