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NHL Anaheim Ducks Men Jersey . The Redskins decision to erase Marshall from their history comes le s than a week after the city of Washington DC decided to from the outside plaza at RFK stadium. The statue was taken down on June 19.The company made the decision to take the monument down, Events DC, thought the date made sense since the rest of America was celebrating Juneteenth."This symbol of a person who didn't believe all men and women were created equal and who actually worked against integration is counter to all that we as people, a city, and nation represent," Events DC said in a statement. "We believe that injustice and inequality of all forms is reprehensible and we are firmly committed to confronting unequal treatment and working together
Sam Steel Kids Jersey toward healing our city and country." Due to Marshall's controversial history, his family had no problem with the removal of the statue. Marshall's granddaughter, Jordan Wright, told the that she was not bothered at all by the decision to get rid of it."No, not at all -- not one damn bit," Wright said. "I was glad to see it come down. It's past time to see it go."Although the Redskins are erasing Marshall from the organization's history, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has no current plans to do the same. The Hall allow for the removal of anyone who's already been inducted
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