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16 August 2017

3572 GB adults surveyed

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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

9%
56%
35%
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

By:
9%
56%
35%

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