A whipping post at a public plaza in Delaware was removed to fanfare on Wednesday after historians and activists decried its presence as a reminder of systemic racism and injustice. A crowd gathered ...

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GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) — An 8-foot (2.4 meters) tall whipping post was removed from a Delaware county courthouse square Wednesday after activists said the post was a reminder of racial discrimination.

The last whipping post left in the state of Delaware was removed from the grounds of a courthouse Wednesday after protesters decried the history of racial injustice the post symbolized. The ...

GEORGETOWN, Del. (CBS) -- Delaware officials will remove a whipping post from public display at the Old Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown. Officials are removing the whipping post in response to ...

GEORGETOWN, Del.- The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs on Wednesday will remove a whipping post from public display on the grounds of the Old Sussex County Courthouse near the ...

For so long, a whipping post on display in Georgetown was a bare representation of barbarity and cruelty, especially for Black people. Now, as part of the Equal Justice Initiative’s Freedom Monument ...

A wooden and metal post located on the Waterbury Green is stirring up questions in the city. Could it be a whipping post? The post received attention after someone recently posted a performance art ...

GEORGETOWN, Delaware (WPVI) -- An eight-foot tall whipping post has been removed from outside the Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown, Delaware. The Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (HCA ...