BALTIMORE PURGES CONFEDERATE STATUES In Dark Of Night…MAYOR Explains: “I did not want to endanger people in my own city”In a city whose former Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, told police officers to  stand down  in the middle of a full-blown riot started by Black Lives Matter activists, Baltimore s new mayor Catherine Pugh, has now ordered the city to be whitewashed of any history that pertains to the Civil War era.In a stealth purging of history, the city of Baltimore removed four Confederate statues from city property under cover of night early Tuesday morning.City crews began the destruction of the monuments just before midnight and finished by 5:30 a.m., the Hill reported.The city council quietly approved the removal late on Monday in a unanimous vote. It s done,  Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh told the Baltimore Sun.  They needed to come down. My concern is for the safety and security of our people. We moved as quickly as we could. I did not want to endanger people in my own city,  the African American mayor said.  I had begun discussions with contractors and so forth about how long it would take to remove them. I am a responsible person, so we moved as quickly as we could.    Breitbart NewsBaltimore Sun: Pugh declined to say how much it cost to remove the statues, or where they had been taken. She said the city would provide cost details soon, but planned to keep the location of the statues secret to avoid conflict.The monuments were loaded onto flatbed trucks and hauled away before sunrise Wednesday, bringing an abrupt end to more than two years of indecision across two mayoral administrations.The four monuments   the Lee-Jackson Monument, a monument to Chief Justice Roger B. Taney at Mount Vernon Place, the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Mount Royal Avenue and the Confederate Women s Monument on West University Parkway politics
baltimore purges confederate statues in dark of explains i want endanger people city in city whose former mayor stephanie told police officers stand middle riot started black lives matter activists baltimore new mayor catherine push ordered city whitewashed history pertains civil war stealth purging history city baltimore removed four confederate statues city property cover night early tuesday crews began destruction monuments midnight finished hill city council quietly approved removal late monday unanimous vote it done baltimore mayor catherine push told baltimore sun they needed come my concern safety security people we moved quickly could i want endanger people city african american mayor said i begun discussions contractors forth long would take remove i responsible person moved quickly could breitbart newsbaltimore sun push declined say much cost remove statues taken she said city would provide cost details soon planned keep location statues secret avoid monuments loaded onto flawed trucks hauled away sunrise wednesday bringing abrupt end two years decision across two mayoral four monuments monument monument chief justice roger they mount vernon place confederate soldiers sailors monument mount royal avenue confederate women monument west university parkway politics
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: BALTIMORE PURGES CONFEDERATE STATUES In Dark Of Night…MAYOR Explains: “I did not want to endanger people in my own city”In a city whose former Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, told police officers to  stand down  in the middle of a full-blown riot started by Black Lives Matter activists, Baltimore s new mayor Catherine Pugh, has now ordered the city to be whitewashed of any history that pertains to the Civil War era.In a stealth purging of history, the city of Baltimore removed four Confederate statues from city property under cover of night early Tuesday morning.City crews began the destruction of the monuments just before midnight and finished by 5:30 a.m., the Hill reported.The city council quietly approved the removal late on Monday in a unanimous vote. It s done,  Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh told the Baltimore Sun.  They needed to come down. My concern is for the safety and security of our people. We moved as quickly as we could. I did not want to endanger people in my own city,  the African American mayor said.  I had begun discussions with contractors and so forth about how long it would take to remove them. I am a responsible person, so we moved as quickly as we could.    Breitbart NewsBaltimore Sun: Pugh declined to say how much it cost to remove the statues, or where they had been taken. She said the city would provide cost details soon, but planned to keep the location of the statues secret to avoid conflict.The monuments were loaded onto flatbed trucks and hauled away before sunrise Wednesday, bringing an abrupt end to more than two years of indecision across two mayoral administrations.The four monuments   the Lee-Jackson Monument, a monument to Chief Justice Roger B. Taney at Mount Vernon Place, the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Mount Royal Avenue and the Confederate Women s Monument on West University Parkway politics
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: baltimore purges confederate statues in dark of explains i want endanger people city in city whose former mayor stephanie told police officers stand middle riot started black lives matter activists baltimore new mayor catherine push ordered city whitewashed history pertains civil war stealth purging history city baltimore removed four confederate statues city property cover night early tuesday crews began destruction monuments midnight finished hill city council quietly approved removal late monday unanimous vote it done baltimore mayor catherine push told baltimore sun they needed come my concern safety security people we moved quickly could i want endanger people city african american mayor said i begun discussions contractors forth long would take remove i responsible person moved quickly could breitbart newsbaltimore sun push declined say much cost remove statues taken she said city would provide cost details soon planned keep location statues secret avoid monuments loaded onto flawed trucks hauled away sunrise wednesday bringing abrupt end two years decision across two mayoral four monuments monument monument chief justice roger they mount vernon place confederate soldiers sailors monument mount royal avenue confederate women monument west university parkway politics