Trump Administration to Display Statue of Founding Father Who Enslaved Dozens

A statue of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and an enslaver, that was taken ​down in Delaware in 2020 amid racial justice protests will ‌be displayed by President Donald Trump’s administration this year in Washington.

The National Park Service plans to install the bronze statue of the Delaware plantation owner on horseback ​in Washington, D.C., temporarily, the Interior Department said.

The statue recalls ​Rodney’s famous ride in 1776 to Philadelphia to sign the ⁠Declaration of Independence.

It will remain in place for up to six ​months in Freedom Plaza, a federal park in downtown Washington, as ​part of the Trump administration’s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, the Washington Post reported.

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