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Statue Of Doctor Who Experimented On Slaves Is Defaced, Spray-Painted With 'Racist'


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Jake Offenhartz

Published Aug 27, 2017

Modified Aug 27, 2017


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The statue of Dr. J. Marion Sims, which sits at the Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street entrance to Central Park
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Published Aug 27, 2017

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