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Originally Posted by Pretext
There is a big statue of Roosevelt in Grosvenor Square, as well as a statue of Eisenhower. There is also another statue of Abraham Lincoln in Manchester in England.
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Well the first two are because the US Embassy is located in Grosvenor Sq
The Lincoln statue in Manchester is actually an interesting one. Manchester used to be known as Cottonopolis because of all the textiles factories. Obviously, during the civil war Manchester could have continued to buy cotton from the Southern States, instead the workers in Manchester refused to work with Confederate cotton as to do so would mean money flowing into the Confederacy and support slavery.
This self-imposed ban, caused massive unemployment, hardship and starvation in Manchester but is a great example of solidarity, even at the price of individuals on well-being.