UO President says torn down statues will go into storage, rather than being replaced

by Angelina Dixson and KVAL.com Staff

Tue, June 16th 2020, 12:14 AM UTC

The Pioneer mother's statue and pedestal were damaged in toppling the small monument. The Pioneer and Pioneer Mother statues that had been standing on University of Oregon's campus since 1919 in Eugene, Oregon were toppled Saturday night. The group Black Unity was holding a rally in Alton Baker Park and the group BIPOC was holding a teach-in at Deady Hall, no group has taken credit for the toppling of the statues at the moment. Photo by Jeremy Williams

The Pioneer Mother lays in the dirt next to her pedestal behind Johnson hall. The Pioneer and Pioneer Mother statues that had been standing on University of Oregon's campus since 1919 in Eugene, Oregon were toppled Saturday night. The group Black Unity was holding a rally in Alton Baker Park and the group BIPOC was holding a teach-in at Deady Hall, no group has taken credit for the toppling of the statues at the moment. Photo by Jeremy Williams

The Pioneer mother lays down, displaced for the first time since 1932. The Pioneer and Pioneer Mother statues that had been standing on University of Oregon's campus since 1919 in Eugene, Oregon were toppled Saturday night. The group Black Unity was holding a rally in Alton Baker Park and the group BIPOC was holding a teach-in at Deady Hall, no group has taken credit for the toppling of the statues at the moment. Photo by Jeremy Williams

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The Pioneer mother's statue and pedestal were damaged in toppling the small monument. The Pioneer and Pioneer Mother statues that had been standing on University of Oregon's campus since 1919 in Eugene, Oregon were toppled Saturday night. The group Black Unity was holding a rally in Alton Baker Park and the group BIPOC was holding a teach-in at Deady Hall, no group has taken credit for the toppling of the statues at the moment. Photo by Jeremy Williams

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