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American University Removes Leonard Peltier Statue After FBI Letter Amid Urgent Push for Clemency | Democracy Now!

5.1.17

American University Removes Leonard Peltier Statue After FBI Letter Amid Urgent Push for Clemency | Democracy Now!: As pressure mounts for President Obama to grant clemency to 71-year-old Native American activist Leonard Peltier before he leaves office, American University took action on Tuesday to remove a 9-foot statue of Peltier from its campus. The move came after a Fox News report on the artwork and a letter from the FBI Agents Association to the school’s president. We speak with Rigo 23, the artist behind the statue.


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