While commenting on the removal of statues of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, Donald Trump asked "where does it stop?" and whether people would take down statues of slave-owning presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Do you think statues of Washington and Jefferson should or should not be taken down because they owned slaves?

Conducted

16 August 2017

3572 GB adults surveyed

While commenting on the removal of statues of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, Donald Trump asked "where does it stop?" and whether people would take down statues of slave‑owning presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Do you think statues of Washington and Jefferson should or should not be taken down because they owned slaves?

Conducted 16 August 2017

YouGov surveyed 3572 GB adults

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The fact that Washington and Jefferson owned slaves overshadows their other contributions to the American nation and statues of them should be taken down

While their slave ownership was wrong, on balance Washington and Jefferson's statues should remain up because of their other contributions to the American nation

56%

Don't know

35%

Conducted 16 August 2017

YouGov surveyed 3572 GB adults

The fact that Washington and Jefferson owned slaves overshadows their other contributions to the American nation and statues of them should be taken down

While their slave ownership was wrong, on balance Washington and Jefferson's statues should remain up because of their other contributions to the American nation

56%

Don't know

35%

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