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Jul 9, 2020 · Over the past few weeks, statues of Christopher Columbus have been beheaded, covered with red paint, lassoed around the head and pulled down, set on fire and thrown into a lake. Many of these...
Jul 31, 2020 · When some people say they love Columbus, they’re saying a few different things, and a lot of that is about losing that hegemony that’s creating anxiety all over the country. We know what this is.
Jun 12, 2020 · A statue of Christopher Columbus rests in a shallow pond after protesters pulled it off its pedestal and dragged it across a street in Richmond, Virginia.
Oct 9, 2017 · A few days later, someone spray-painted the word “racist” on the statue’s back. Protests against the veneration of Christopher Columbus are as much a tradition as the federal holiday itself.
Jun 12, 2020 · A statue of Christopher Columbus, which was toppled to the ground by protesters, is loaded onto a truck on the grounds of the State Capitol on June 10, 2020, in St Paul, Minnesota.
Aug 12, 2020 · On June 10, a statue of Christopher Columbus in a Boston park was found beheaded. The city subsequently removed the statue from the park, according to WBZ Boston . On June 11, protesters in Richmond toppled a statue of Jefferson Davis, before it could be officially taken down.
Jun 21, 2022 · The initial Italian arrivals to the United States were met with anti-Italian racism and xenophobia. In this era, Columbus was a symbolic foothold in society, as he arrived even before many of the Northern Europeans and therefore proved the unique Italian claim to “American-ness.”.
