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People look at the statue of John C. Calhoun atop the monument in his honor as workers prepare to relocate the memorial from Marion Square in Charleston, S.C., on June 24, 2020. Sean Rayford/Getty Images
A statue of former Vice President John C. Calhoun was being removed from South Carolina’s largest city on Wednesday after the Charleston City Council voted unanimously to remove it.
Video footage from local broadcasters showed a large crane being used to take the statue from its 100-foot pedestal.
