A Confederate statue of Gen. Albert Pike, toppled in 2020, was restored and reinstalled in D.C. in 2025 amid ongoing controversy.

A Confederate statue of General Albert Pike, toppled during 2020 protests in Washington, D.C., has been restored and reinstalled in Judiciary Square after the National Park Service announced in August 2025 it would rebuild the 1901 monument under historic preservation laws and recent executive orders. The statue, funded by the Freemasons and honoring Pike as a scholar and jurist, omits his Confederate military service and controversial legacy, including alleged ties to the post-Civil War Ku Klux Klan. The D.C. Council and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton have opposed the reinstallation, calling it offensive to Black and Brown residents and arguing that such monuments should be preserved in museums, not public spaces. The decision has reignited national debate over Confederate symbolism and historical memory.