Statues of President Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt <a href='https://www.kgw.com/article/news/verify/verify-why-were-lincoln-and-roosevelts-statues-targeted-by-protestors/283-268e5f0c-485f-4ba2-9324-ca63a663bad8'>were toppled in downtown Portland</a> Sunday night during a protest called "Indigenous People's Day of Rage."



Both statues have been in Portland's park blocks since the 1920s. 



Some viewers asked KGW's Verify team why the statues of Lincoln and Roosevelt were targeted.

Statues of President Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt were toppled in downtown Portland Sunday night during a protest called "Indigenous People's Day of Rage." Both statues have been in Portland's park blocks since the 1920s. Some viewers asked KGW's Verify team why the statues of Lincoln and Roosevelt were targeted.

Statues of President Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt <a href="https://www.kgw.com/article/news/verify/verify-why-were-lincoln-and-roosevelts-statues-targeted-by-protestors/283-268e5f0c-485f-4ba2-9324-ca63a663bad8" rel="noopener noreferrer">were toppled in downtown Portland</a> Sunday night during a protest called "Indigenous People's Day of Rage."



Both statues have been in Portland's park blocks since the 1920s.&nbsp;



Some viewers asked KGW's Verify team why the statues of Lincoln and Roosevelt were targeted.

VERIFY: Why Lincoln and Roosevelt's statues were targeted by protesters

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