Boston July 1, 2020 7:03 am Commission Votes to Remove ‘Great Emancipation' Statue Boston officials announced Tuesday night that a controversial statue featuring President Abraham Lincoln with a freed Black man on his knees will be removed. US & World Videos 1:00 Three dead in apparent murder-suicide in Lowell 3:05 100 protesters detained at Northeastern University 2:39 Community mourns police sergeant killed on duty 2:50 Community mourns Billerica police sergeant killed on duty 4:32 Anti-war protester at Northeastern speaks amid arrests: ‘We are peaceful students'