BOSTON — The “Emancipation Group” statue, put up in Boston’s Park Square in 1879, has been taken down after an online petition with more than 7,000 signatures called for its removal in June.: The "Emancipation Group" statue was slated to be removed "by the end of 2020" by the Art CommissionThe decision "acknowledged the statue’s role in perpetuating harmful prejudices and obscuring the role of Black Americans in shaping the nation’s freedoms." — Peter Wilson (@PetesWire)The statue, a replica of the original Emancipation Memorial in Washington D.C., was designed by Charlestown-native Thomas...…BOSTON — The “Emancipation Group” statue, put up in Boston’s Park Square in 1879, has been taken down after an online petition with more than 7,000 signatures called for its removal in June.: The "Emancipation Group" statue was slated to be removed "by the end of 2020" by the Art CommissionThe decision "acknowledged the statue’s role in perpetuating harmful prejudices and obscuring the role of Black Americans in shaping the nation’s freedoms." — Peter Wilson (@PetesWire)The statue, a replica of the original Emancipation Memorial in Washington D.C., was designed by Charlestown-native Thomas...WW…