Thomas Jefferson statue removed from NYC's City Hall after 187 years

Workers said statue of the slave owner made them uncomfortable 

Was removed by Marshall Fine Arts handlers over several hours yesterday

Will be relocated to New York Historical Society for 10-year loan agreement  

A statue of Thomas Jefferson was yesterday removed from New York City's City Hall via the back door after 187 years because workers complained the slave-owning third president made them uncomfortable. 

The request for Jefferson's statue removal came from the Commission on Racial Justice and Reconciliation, led by outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio's wife Charlene McCray, after black staff complained about the statue that honors a slave owner.  

City Council members intensified their calls to remove the Jefferson statue from City Hall in the summer of 2020 following the murder of George Floyd due to the former president's racist past. 

The third U.S president, who is famous for his words 'all men are created equal,' owned more than 600 slaves in his lifetime, Smithsonian.com reported.