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Columbus initiated a centuries-old wave of terrorism, murder, genocide, rape, slavery, ecological degradation and capitalist exploitation of labor in the Americas." [64] [65] The monument to Christopher Columbus in New York City's Columbus Circle, whose hands were defaced with red paint on September 12, 2017.
The bust of Columbus was commissioned after a local Italian immigrant, Antonio Palumbo, wanted to give a token of appreciation to the city of Lancaster. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Initially wanting to share his Italian heritage with a statue of Christopher Columbus, a fundraiser only brought in sufficient funds to pay for an over-sized bust. [ 2 ]
[7] [8] The statue was again vandalized with paint in 2015 and 2017, raising questions in the media as to the appropriateness of honoring Columbus with a public statue. [9] In October 2019, the statue was splashed with red paint, and a sign reading "stop celebrating genocide" was leaned against the pedestal, again prompting local controversy. [10]
A 100-year-old statue of Christopher Columbus that was defaced and uprooted during 2020 protests in Virginia has been proudly put back on display just outside New York City.
Multiple sources tell ABC7 Eyewitness News that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is planning to have crews remove the statues of Christopher Columbus from Grant Park and Little Italy.
Two statues of Christopher Columbus, one in Richmond, Va., and the other in Boston, were destroyed by protestors overnight. In Richmond, numerous videos of the incident show demonstrators pulling ...
Christopher Columbus Statue (1970, 1986, 1995) located at Columbus Plaza (W. Main Street and Lawrence Hill Rd.) Lackawanna. Bust of Christopher Columbus (1940) located at Bethlehem Park, Madison Ave. Lindenhurst. Columbus Monument (1991) 7-foot-tall monument [186] Mahopac. Christopher Columbus Statue (1992) located at Thompson & McAlpin Streets ...
Two Christopher Columbus statues in different cities were vandalized overnight as calls mount for the contentious monuments to be taken down. In Richmond, Virginia, the statue in downtown's Byrd ...