Razzismo, rimossi i quadri degli speaker confederati dal Congresso Americano. FOTO

I ritratti di James Orr, Howell Cobb, Robert Hunter e Charles Crisp sono stati tolti in occasione del Juneteenth Holiday, in segno di appoggio alle proteste contro razzismo e disuguaglianze portate avanti dal movimento Black Lives Matter. LA GALLERY

Architect of the Capitol maintenance workers remove a painting of former confederate House Speaker Howell Cobb of Georgia, from the east staircase of the Speakers lobby, on Capitol Hill on June 18, 2020. - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on June 18 ordered the removal from the US Capitol of four portraits of former lawmakers who served in the Confederacy, saying their images symbolize "grotesque racism." The four outgoing portraits depict 19th century speakers of the House who also served in the Confederacy: Robert Hunter of Virginia, Howell Cobb of Georgia, James Orr of South Carolina, and Charles Crisp of Georgia. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / POOL / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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La speaker della Camera Nancy Pelosi ha chiesto la rimozione dei quadri dei confederati che si trovano a Capitol Hill, sede del Congresso americano. L'azione è stata fatta anche in seguito alle manifestazioni contro il razzismo che stanno scuotendo l'America

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Architect of the Capitol maintenance workers remove a painting of former confederate speaker James Orr of South Carolina, from the east staircase of the Speakers lobby, on Capitol Hill on June 18, 2020. - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on June 18 ordered the removal from the US Capitol of four portraits of former lawmakers who served in the Confederacy, saying their images symbolize "grotesque racism." The four outgoing portraits depict 19th century speakers of the House who also served in the Confederacy: Robert Hunter of Virginia, Howell Cobb of Georgia, James Orr of South Carolina, and Charles Crisp of Georgia. (Photo by Graeme Jennings / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GRAEME JENNINGS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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La rimozione è avvenuta giovedì 18 giugno, un giorno prima del Juneteenth Holiday, con cui si celebra la fine della schiavitù negli Stati Uniti. La ricorrenza è in realtà ufficiale soltanto in Texas, mentre rimane ufficiosa negli altri Stati federali

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House Clerk Cheryl Johnson (R) looks on as Architect of the Capitol maintenance workers remove a painting of Howell Cobb of Georgia from the Speaker's Lobby of the US Capitol during the removal of two portraits of Confederate speakers of the House, James Orr and Howell Cobbs, in Washington, DC, on June 18, 2020. - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on June 18 ordered the removal from the US Capitol of four portraits of former lawmakers who served in the Confederacy, saying their images symbolize "grotesque racism." The four outgoing portraits depict 19th century speakers of the House who also served in the Confederacy: Robert Hunter of Virginia, Howell Cobb of Georgia, James Orr of South Carolina, and Charles Crisp of Georgia. (Photo by Graeme Jennings / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GRAEME JENNINGS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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"Non c'è spazio nelle sacre sale di questa democrazia, di questo tempio della democrazia, per ricordare le persone che incarnano il bigottismo violento e il razzismo grottesco della Confederazione", ha dichiarato Pelosi

House Clerk Cheryl Johnson looks on as Architect of the Capitol maintenance workers remove a painting of former confederate speaker James Orr of South Carolina, from the east staircase of the Speakers lobby, on Capitol Hill on June 18, 2020. - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on June 18 ordered the removal from the US Capitol of four portraits of former lawmakers who served in the Confederacy, saying their images symbolize "grotesque racism." The four outgoing portraits depict 19th century speakers of the House who also served in the Confederacy: Robert Hunter of Virginia, Howell Cobb of Georgia, James Orr of South Carolina, and Charles Crisp of Georgia. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / POOL / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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"Dobbiamo fungere da esempio", ha aggiunto

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La mossa segue la richiesta di Pelosi di rimuovere circa una dozzina di statue presenti a Capitol Hill, a lungo criticate dai democratici

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: Architect of the Capitol maintenance workers remove a painting of Howell Cobb of Georgia, from the east staircase of the Speakers lobby, on Capitol Hill, on June 18, 2020 in Washington, DC. The portraits of Robert Hunter, James Orr, Howell Cobb and Charles Crisp were removed on the orders of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) ahead of the Juneteenth holiday and in the wake of nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism. (Photo by Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images)

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I quadri, così come le statue, raffigurano infatti politici favorevoli alla schiavitù

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: Architect of the Capitol maintenance workers remove a painting of former speaker James Orr of South Carolina, from the east staircase of the Speakers lobby, on Capitol Hill, on June 18, 2020 in Washington, DC. The portraits of Robert Hunter, James Orr, Howell Cobb and Charles Crisp were removed on the orders of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) ahead of the Juneteenth holiday and in the wake of nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism. (Photo by Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images)

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La legge attuale prevede che ogni stato decida quali statue inviare al Congresso Americano

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: Architect of the Capitol workers remove the portrait of Confederate speaker James Orr from a wall in the Speaker's Lobby of the U.S. Capitol on June 18, 2020 in Washington, DC. The portraits of Robert Hunter, James Orr, Howell Cobb and Charles Crisp were removed on the orders of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) ahead of the Juneteenth holiday and in the wake of nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm-Pool/Getty Images)

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"Ogni Stato ha a disposizione due statue e può cambiarle quando vuole", ha spiegato il presidente del Senato Mitch McConnell, ripreso da Politico

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: Staff from the Architect of the Capitol remove a portrait of former Speaker of the House Robert Hunter of Virginia (1839-1841), who was a Confederate official, from the Speaker's Lobby in the U.S. Capitol June 18, 2020 in Washington, DC. The portraits of Hunter, James Orr, Howell Cobb and Charles Crisp were removed on the orders of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) ahead of the Juneteenth holiday and in the wake of nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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"Molti le stanno cambiando proprio in questo periodo. Penso sia questo il giusto modo di affrontare la situazione", ha aggiunto. "Spetta ai singoli Stati prendere questa decisione"

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: Empty spaces remain on the wall where portraits of former Speakers of the House of Representatives who were also Confederates were taken down at the U.S. Capitol June 18, 2020 in Washington, DC. The portraits of James Orr, Howell Cobb, Robert Hunter and Charles Crisp were removed on the orders of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) ahead of the Juneteenth holiday and in the wake of nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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I Democratici avevano tentato di rimuovere le statue dei Confederati da Capitol Hill nel 2017. In quell'anno la nazione aveva affrontato un rigurgito suprematista culminato nella strage di Charlottesville

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: Architect of the Capitol staff use an easel to remove portraits of former Speakers of the House who were also Confederates from the Speaker's Lobby in the U.S. Capitol June 18, 2020 in Washington, DC. The portraits of Hunter, James Orr, Howell Cobb and Charles Crisp were removed on the orders of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) ahead of the Juneteenth holiday and in the wake of nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Anche se non ha potuto eliminare le statue, Pelosi ha il potere di togliere i quadri perché parte della collezione esposta lungo i muri fuori dalla Camera dei Deputati

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I quattro uomini i cui ritratti sono stati rimossi hanno ricoperto il ruolo di portavoce della Camera. Sono Robert Hunter della Virginia, Howell Cobb della Georgia, James Orr del South Carolina e Charles Crisp della Georgia

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Pelosi ha dichiarato di non aver mai notato questi volti, finché il curatore della collezione non li ha portati alla sua attenzione. L'azione messa in pratica da Pelosi segue le orme della protesta contro il razzismo e le brutalità commesse contro gli afroamericani

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