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  1. Oct 9, 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 of ...

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  2. Sep 25, 2020 · A statue of Christopher Columbus at Grant Park in Chicago is removed early on July 24, 2020. DEREK R. HENKLE/AFP/Getty Images. Since June, statues of Columbus have been either toppled by ...

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  4. Aug 12, 2020 · The Philadelphia Art Commission, which approves the design and location of construction projects and public art on city property, voted Wednesday to remove the statue of Christopher Columbus in ...

  5. Jul 31, 2020 · Logan Jaffe. Logan Jaffe is a reporter for newsletters at ProPublica. Logan.Jaffe@propublica.org. @loganjaffe. 312-898-2501. When Chicago removed two statues last week, it did so in the middle of ...

  6. Sep 25, 2020 · A man walks past a statue of Christopher Columbus that was vandalized with red paint at Union Station October 14, 2002 in Washington, D.C. ... at least 33 statues of the 15th century explorer ...

  7. Oct 10, 2022 · On October 12, 1492, Spanish ships waded into the Caribbean after a three-month-long journey. Led by Italian explorer Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), these Europeans “discovered” the new world, kicking off centuries of exploration, exploitation, and colonization of the Americas. Today, there are hundreds of cities, statues, and monuments ...

  8. Oct 10, 2022 · On June 9, 2020, a statue of Christopher Columbus in Richmond’s Byrd Park became one of many monuments to the explorer toppled by protesters around the world following George Floyd’s murder. The forceful removal of the Columbus statue in Richmond was preceded by years of debate around the explorer’s legacy, as people discussed whether the ...

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