Why Should Delaware Care?A national conversation has been ongoing for years about whether statues of controversial people who were part of the history of the United States should be prominently displayed in public places. In Delaware, the conversation has focused on the state’s Declaration of Independence signatory, Caesar Rodney.
A statue of controversial Delawarean and Revolutionary War figure Caesar Rodney is likely to be taken out of storage for the first time in five years and put on display for the America 250 celebration in Washington, D.C. next summer.
The move is a result of a yearslong crusade by Delaware Sen. Eric Buckson (R-South Dover) to place the statue back into public view. Wilmington officials had removed it from the city’s downtown park, Rodney Square, in 2020 during protests of the police killing of George Floyd…