Mayor of Hamilton Paula Southgate says she's received more abuse in recent days than in 20 years of politics.
Vitriolic emails have even referred to lynching - all because of the removal of the statue of Captain Hamilton from the city's Civic Square.
The statue was removed the day before a Black Lives Matter march earlier this month after a member of the public threatened to forcibly remove it.
Southgate speaks to Corin Dann.
