According to Newsweek, the statue, which sits outside northwest Washington D.C.'s Garrison Elementary School, was seen melting as temperatures hit between 90 and 100 degrees in the area.

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In 2021, the Charlottesville City Council unanimously approved the Swords Into Plowshares proposal to melt down the statue and use the remnants to create a public artwork. The sculpture was melted ...