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9 paź 2021 · At least 36 monuments to Columbus have been removed since the 1970s. But most Americans aren’t ready to scrub the explorer's name from the calendar. A statue of Christopher Columbus — one...
25 wrz 2020 · The web page reports on the number and location of Columbus statues that have been taken down or voted to be removed since the Black Lives Matter protests began in late spring. It also explores the conflicting views of Italian Americans and indigenous people on the legacy of Columbus.
12 cze 2020 · In response to George Floyd's killing and anti-racism demonstrations, protesters in Boston, St. Paul and Richmond vandalized or toppled statues of the Italian explorer and colonizer. The statues had been controversial for decades, as Columbus is seen as a symbol of genocide and colonialism by Native Americans and African Americans.
11 paź 2021 · Like many other statues that have been vandalized, the decapitated Columbus in Waterbury received a second life after Unico raised more than $8,000 for the cause. Detectives caught the young man...
5 paź 2023 · Three years after a Christopher Columbus statue was removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, the bronze cast has re-emerged, this time in a park in Johnston, Rhode Island, about 9 miles west of the capital.
18 sie 2021 · PHILADELPHIA — A statue of Christopher Columbus can remain in South Philadelphia, a judge ruled, reversing the city's decision to remove it after the explorer became a focus of protesters amid...
24 lip 2020 · Two statues of Christopher Columbus have been temporarily removed in Chicago. It comes a week after protesters attempted to topple a statue of the Italian explorer in the city.
