The latest example:

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A Confederate monument at White Point Gardens was vandalized with graffiti.

The graffiti was discovered Sunday morning as thousands gathered downtown to honor the victims killed at Emanuel AME Church.

The words ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘This was the problem #racist’ is spray painted on the base. The vandals also called out Mayor Joe Riley and Governor Nikki Haley scrawling “Riley and Haley -Why defend this evil -This the root of our evil.”

A couple of local men moved quickly to cover the base with a tarp but it was just as quickly uncovered by other passers-by.

A lively debate soon followed, attracting Barry Tighe from the organization Code Pink. He wrote up his own sign that read “Take down racist statues” and it was followed by a local protester’s sign that read “All lives matter #CharlestonUnited.”

The monument, “To the Confederate Defenders of Charleston – Fort Sumter,” was placed in the southeast corner of White Point Garden by The United Daughters of the Confederacy.  (link)

Still images from Jason Tighe (@jtighe08)

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Professional agitator @deray won't get satisfaction he wants in #Charleston In the south we stand 2gether regardless of color. #GoHomeDeray

— CountryBeforeParty (@commoncranium) June 20, 2015