The Battle of Liberty Place Monument is a stone obelisk on an inscribed plinth, formerly on display in New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana, commemorating the "Battle of Liberty Place", an 1874 attempt by Democratic White League paramilitary organizations to take control of the government of Louisiana from its Reconstruction Era Republican leadership after a disputed gubernatorial election.

The 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election was a particularly contentious contest between Democrat John McEnery and Republican William Pitt Kellogg.

Democratic forces in the state legislature succeeded in impeaching Warmoth after this action, and both Kellogg and McEnery claimed victory.

In September 1874, a paramilitary force called the White League entered the city (then the state capital) to forcibly unseat Kellogg.

[3] By the late 20th century, after civil rights achievements, many residents, especially in the black and Italian American communities, objected to the monument as a symbol of racism.

[11] A local businessman led his staff in cleaning up the monuments; he said that after Hurricane Katrina, residents needed to build the city together.

[10] In July 2015, the Charleston church shooting caused many Southern states and communities to rethink the public display of Confederate symbols and monuments.

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu called for the Liberty Place monument and statues honoring Robert E. Lee and other Confederate notables to be removed from prominent public spaces[12] and explained "that's what museums are for.

"[13] The idea drew both support and resistance, and the city council voted unanimously to hold public hearings to discuss the proposal.

[15] In December 2016, the council voted to remove the monument, and its move was upheld by a federal appeals court in March 2017.

United States troops took over the state government and reinstated the usurpers but the national election of November 1876 recognized white supremacy in the South and gave us our state.In 1974, the city government added an adjacent marker, which stated: Although the "battle of Liberty Place" and this monument are important parts of the New Orleans history, the sentiments in favor of white supremacy expressed thereon are contrary to the philosophy and beliefs of present-day New Orleans.When the monument was moved in 1993, some of the original inscriptions were removed, and replaced with new inscriptions that state in part: In honor of those Americans on both sides who died in the Battle of Liberty Place ... A conflict of the past that should teach us lessons for the future.