The statue of former Washington football team owner George Preston Marshall has been removed from outside of RFK Stadium by the venue's operator.
In a statement, Events DC chairman Max Brown and president Greg O'Dell said Marshall's racism "goes against Events DC's values of inclusion and equality and is a disturbing symbol to many in the city we serve."
In an article for ESPN.com, Thomas G. Smith wrote about Marshall's history of racism starting with a quote the former Washington owner had (warning: contains racist language): "We'll start signing Negroes, when the Harlem Globetrotters start signing whites.