Boston Artist Calls To Remove Lincoln Statue; COVID-19 Puts Kids Behind In School

Boston Artist Calls To Remove Lincoln Statue; COVID-19 Puts Kids Behind In School

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When Boston artist Tory Bullock looks at the Emancipation Memorial in Boston’s Park Square, he sees subservience instead of freedom. Bullock says it’s time to remove the statue, so he’s circulating an online petition to achieve his goal. We talk to Bullock about the statue’s history and why he believes it would be better situated in a museum. Also, Robin Lake, director of the Center for Reinventing Public Education, says the average student may be one full year behind in math when school starts in the fall.