- Protesters returned to Lincoln Park in Washington D.C. on Friday to remove a statue of Abraham Lincoln, paid for by people who had been enslaved - the Emancipation Memorial
- Federal and D.C. law enforcement erected barriers around the Emancipation Memorial in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in advance of demonstrations on Thursday and they remained on Friday
- Four hundred National Guard service members were deployed to protect the statue in the capital
- Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order 'protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues' - and promised long prison terms for those that damage them
- He also tweeted an FBI wanted poster of 15 people suspected of vandalizing an Andrew Jackson statue
- The president vowed to punish Black Lives Matter protesters who vandalize statues near the White House
- On Monday, vandals tied ropes to the statue and tried to pull it down before law enforcement intervened
- By Tuesday, the president threatened to use 'serious force' if they tried to set up 'autonomous zone' in DC
Protesters for the removal of the Emancipation Memorial debate in Lincoln Park in Washington, DC
The Army has activated 400 Washington D.C. National Guard troops in an effort to protect monuments amid the ongoing riots
Riots have resulted in the removal of monuments and memorials in many parts of the country
Greg Turner argues with protesters against the removal of the Emancipation Statue which depicts Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the USA
Protesters who want the Emancipation Memorial removed gather at Lincoln Park
A petition has been created to remove Lincoln Park's Emancipation Statue, which depicts Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the USA
Speaker demands the removal of the Emancipation Statue
Protesters set fire to an American flag at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House
The Emancipation Memorial in Washington's Lincoln Park
An argument with protesters near the Emancipation Memorial at Lincoln Park in Washington
Demonstrators hold their fists up as they stand near the Emancipation Memorial. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order pledging to enforce prosecution for protesters who vandalize public memorials
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President Trump on Friday tweeted an FBI wanted poster showing 15 people suspected of vandalizing a statue of former President Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park near the White House on Monday
THE EMANCIPATION MEMORIAL - FUNDED BY SLAVES
The Emancipation Memorial statue was first erected in Lincoln Park in Washington D.C. on April 11, 1876.
It marked exactly eleven years to the day of Lincoln's assassination.
The memorial was paid for by formerly enslaved people, many of them Black veterans.
They wished to honor Lincoln for the Emancipation Proclamation.
The fundraising was started after Virginian Charlotte Scott donated the first $5 she earned as a free person to create a memorial to Lincoln.
Black Lives Matter protesters tried to topple a bronze statue of former president Andrew Jackson and began to put up planks of wood declaring the area a 'Black House Autonomous Zone' in Lafayette Park in front of the White House on Monday
The White House and the statue of President Andrew Jackson are seen behind a high fence reinforcing a security perimeter on Wednesday
The word 'killer' is seen spray-painted on the statue of Andrew Jackson across from the White House on Tuesday
The president this week has taken aim at Black Lives Matter protesters who have vandalized statues, threatening them with 10 years in prison
He tweeted on Tuesday in response to vandals who tried to pull down the statue of former President Andrew Jackson on Monday
Twitter flagged another one of Trump's tweets on Tuesday, claiming it breached it's rules on 'abusive behavior' and warning users before they view the text of the post
Trump voiced his fury over Monday night's protests, declaring there will 'never' be an autonomous zone on Capitol Hill as long as he's president and claiming those who try to establish such an area 'will be met with serious force'
Protesters for and against the removal of the Emancipation Memorial debate in Lincoln Park yesterday in Washington, DC
Barriers are erected around the Emancipation Memorial in Washington, which depicts a freed slave kneeling at the feet of President Abraham Lincoln, yesterday
Crews install fencing around the Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park yesterday in Washington, DC. The Army has activated 400 unarmed Washington D.C. National Guard troops in an effort to protect monuments amid the ongoing riots
Police stand near the Emancipation Memorial, protected by a fence and concrete blocks, at Lincoln Park in Washington, DC yesterday. As the wave of riots brings down monuments to figures linked to the country's history, the spotlight is shifting to prominent people long considered untouchable
Police stand guard at the Emancipation Memorial debate in Lincoln Park yesterday in Washington, DC. The Army has activated 400 Washington D.C. National Guard troops in an effort to protect monuments
Ronald Denson Jr, a DC resident who wants the Emancipation Memorial removed, speaks at Lincoln Park in Washington, DC on Thursday
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton said Tuesday she would introduce a bill to have the Emancipation Memorial removed
Barriers are erected around the Emancipation Memorial in Washington
The speaker pictured on Tuesday said Lincoln only wanted to free slaves for 'political advancement'
Organizers The Freedom Neighborhood said they would not be working with police in their protests
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