As monuments come down, some say cancel culture is accelerating

by Ahtra Elnashar, Sinclair Broadcast Group

Mon, July 6th 2020, 6:47 PM UTC

FILE - In this June 8, 2020 file photo an inspection crew from the Virginia Department of General Services takes measurements as they inspect the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, file)

Wisconsin's "Forward" statue lies in the street on Capitol Square in Madison, Tuesday, June 23, 2020. (Emily Hamer/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

A 100-foot monument to former U.S. vice president and slavery advocate John C. Calhoun towers over a downtown square Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Charleston, S.C. Officials in Charleston voted unanimously Tuesday to remove the statue from a downtown square, the latest in a wave of actions arising from protests against racism and police brutality against African Americans. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

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FILE - In this June 8, 2020 file photo an inspection crew from the Virginia Department of General Services takes measurements as they inspect the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, file)

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