Lincoln Memorial and other monuments on National Mall defaced with 'Black Lives Matter' graffiti while Confederate statues across the country are targeted during George Floyd protests
The iconic Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. and the National World War II Memorial are among the landmarks in the nation's capital that were vandalized amid weekend protests and defaced with graffiti.
The Robert E. Lee statue and Daughters of Confederacy building in Virginia were also defaced by George Floyd demonstrators as several Confederate monuments were targeted in protests across the country.
As tense protests swelled on Saturday into Sunday morning, monuments in Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee and Mississippi were defaced.
The Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, was defaced with graffiti on Saturday night as protests over the death of George Floyd continued
Protester Andie Baker, right, of Richmond, holds a US flag in front of the graffiti-covered statue of Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart after two previous nights of unrest
Protestors on Saturday night set the United Daughters of the Confederacy headquarters on fire
The Confederate Defenders of Charleston, South Carolina, was defaced with the message 'Black Lives Matter'
Protesters in some cities target Confederate monuments | Daily Mail Online
