[T]he poll found that 62 percent of Americans believe Confederate statues should remain in place as historical symbols.



Republicans were twice as likely as Democrats to say they supported keeping statues that honor Confederate leaders. Two-thirds of whites and Latinos said these statues should not be removed. African-American respondents were split, with 44 percent saying the statues should remain in place, and another 40 percent saying they need to be removed because some people find them offensive.

For those just waking up, here's what happened in Baltimore: the city's dead-of-night removal of all four of its Confederate monuments. pic.twitter.com/gaquP2hlqN — Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) August 16, 2017

Baltimore removed Confederate statues in one night 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿#BePositiveIn4Words pic.twitter.com/fAWsKY6Z9K — Black To Live (@BlackToLive) August 16, 2017

Trump called it. They're going for broke now. https://t.co/kyuXLy4fmR — Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) August 16, 2017

Gov. @LarryHogan said he supports removing the Taney statue at the Maryland State House. https://t.co/SI5yr04uuE pic.twitter.com/Wrz2lKzTBc — The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) August 15, 2017

VIDEO: Larry Hogan 2 years ago defended Taney statue, called removal "political correctness gone amok." #mdpolitics https://t.co/x9e0OUctdn — Jared Leopold (@jaredleopold) August 15, 2017

! Richmond mayor says massive Confederate statues on Monument Ave "need to be removed." Commission will consider: https://t.co/ivWAdwzzEc — Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) August 16, 2017

These monuments should be part of our dark past and not of our bright future. I personally believe they are offensive and need to be removed — Levar M. Stoney (@LevarStoney) August 16, 2017