Protesters tear down statues of Union general Ulysses S. Grant
Protestors in San Francisco on Friday toppled the statue of former President Ulysses S. Grant, who led the Union Army during the Civil War, in Golden Gate Park.
San Francisco police said that around 400 people gathered around 8 p.m. to take the statue down, though no arrests were made, according to NBC Bay Area.
Also torn down in the park on Friday were the statues of St. Junipero Serra and Francis Scott Key, who wrote the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
