Regarding Chester A. Arthur's sculpture at Madison Square Park in Manhattan, New York, it does not deserve to be there as Arthur was an icon of racist who signed the Chinese Exclusion Act into law in 1882. Maintaining this sculpture is a waste of City funds and a waste of an opportunity to do the right thing, and most harmfully, it sends a signal to the nation and to the world that, we intend to deny or forget this shameful history of the worst systemic racism in our society.

We are asking the City to please consider the implications of how hurtful it would be to continue keeping this sculpture. When you honor racists such as Chester A. Arthur, you show all minorities including Blacks, Latinos, Asians, and all of their allies where you stand, and you continue this cycle of hurt. You can’t change history, but you can change this.

Please act now and press the Parks Department to remove Chester A. Arthur's sculpture at Madison Square Park, to support the fight against racial injustice!