Christopher Columbus Statue Falls
www.baltimoresun.com -Protesters pulled down the Christopher Columbus statue near Little Italy and pushed it into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on July 4, 2020. Video by Spencer Compton
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Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that opened the New World for conquest and permanent European colonization of the Americas. His expeditions, sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, were the first European contact with the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. — Wikipedia
Christopher Columbus — Yeah, THAT Columbus - the Boston Globe
www.bostonglobe.com -The beheading of the Christopher Columbus statue in the North End has grabbed readers’ attention.
Columbus, Ohio, Takes Down Statue of Christopher Columbus
news.wbfo.org -A construction crew removed the massive Christopher Columbus statue from its place of honor outside Columbus, Ohio’s City Hall on Wednesday morning,
Columbus, Ohio, Takes Down Statue of Christopher Columbus
www.npr.org -For many people, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said, “the statue represents patriarchy, oppression and divisiveness.” It stood outside City Hall for some 65 years.
Christopher Columbus Statue Removed From Columbus City Hall
www.usatoday.com -The large statue, which sat in front of City Hall in Ohio’s capital for 65 years, “will be placed in safekeeping at a secure city facility.”
Christopher Columbus Statue Toppled by Baltimore Protesters
www.nzherald.co.nz -Statues of Christopher Columbus have been vandalized in many US states.
Christopher Columbus Statue Beheaded in Boston
wgme.com -BOSTON (WGME) — A Christopher Columbus statue was beheaded in Boston. The statue in Christopher Columbus Park on Atlantic Avenue in the North End was surrounded by crime scene tape early…
Christopher Columbus Statues Draw Protesters’ Attention
www.mercurynews.com -Columbus has long been a contentious figure in history for his treatment of the Indigenous communities he encountered and for his role in the violent colonization at their expense. In recent years,…
Christopher Columbus Statue in Boston Beheaded
www.cbsnews.com -Across the country, there is a movement to remove statues of slave owners and colonizers, as well as Confederate symbols
Christopher Columbus Statue Beheaded by Protesters
www.news.com.au -Protesters have pulled down a statute of Christopher Columbus outside the Minnesota State Capitol.
Christopher Columbus Statue Beheaded in Boston
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Christopher Columbus Statue Beheaded in Boston
www.dawn.com -Boston’s mayor Marty Walsh condemned the beheading but added that the statue would be removed pending a decision about its future.
City of Columbus, Ohio Capital, Removes Christopher Columbus From City Hall
www.fox5ny.com -The Ohio capital named for Christopher Columbus removed a large statue of him outside its city hall on Wednesday, taking down what the mayor described as a symbol of divisiveness and oppression.