Thousands petition for Chadwick Boseman statue to replace Confederate monument

Thousands are lobbying to replace a Confederate monument with a statue honoring actor Chadwick Boseman, who recently died after a private battle with cancer, in his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina.

At least two petitions circulating on Change.org are asking local and state officials to erect a public memorial commemorating the beloved actor near the county courthouse in Anderson.

Nearly 63,000 signed one petition and 54,000 people signed another as of Thursday afternoon.

“Mr. Boseman is without question an American treasure and his accolades go on and on. It is only fitting that his work is honored in the same place that birthed him,” wrote Anderson University Student DeAndre Weaver, who started one of the petitions.