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Christopher Columbus

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Philadelphia Gives Boarded-Up Columbus Statue Italian Flag Paint Job

by Rhea Nayyar October 10, 2022October 11, 2022

Councilman Mark Squilla spearheaded the initiative in support of the Italian-American community, a move some find offensive on Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

Posted inOpinion

A Removed Columbus Monument in Chicago Makes a Baffling Return

Avatar photo by Rebecca Zorach April 25, 2022April 25, 2022

“When monuments mislead, they are taking space that could go to other, more accurate histories, or to artworks that pose questions instead of asserting answers.”

Posted inOpinion

Why the Columbus Monument in Santo Domingo Still Stands

Avatar photo by Jennifer Baez April 12, 2022April 13, 2022

To displace the bronze statue would be to destabilize the very idea of nation and surrender the coveted allure of primacy in the Americas.

Posted inOpinion

What a Boxed Columbus Statue Reveals

Avatar photo by Hua Xi January 26, 2022January 27, 2022

Hiding in plain sight, the box obscures a vast legacy of inequality without undoing it. It removes the most visible source of conflict without addressing the root causes.

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¡Adiós, Colón! Sculpture of Indigenous Woman Will Replace Mexico City’s Columbus

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia September 7, 2021September 8, 2021

A new piece created by Mexican artist Pedro Reyes depicting an Olmec woman is slated to go up on October 12.

Posted inIn Brief

Columbus Statue Toppled in Baltimore and Tossed Into Harbor

by Sarah Rose Sharp July 8, 2020November 5, 2020

On July 4, a group of protesters tore down a Christopher Columbus statue in Little Italy.

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The Contentious History of NYC’s Columbus Monuments

by Hakim Bishara June 17, 2020November 5, 2020

In New York City, thousands are calling for the removal of Christopher Columbus statues, which can be found in Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn.

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Native American Activists Topple Columbus Statue in Minnesota

by Hakim Bishara June 11, 2020November 5, 2020

The Twin Cities branch of the American Indian Movement (AIM) led a group of protesters in removing the Columbus statue — one of multiple monuments to the colonizer that has been defaced or brought down this week.

Posted inIn Brief

San Jose Votes to Relocate Christopher Columbus Statue Installed at City Hall

by Claire Voon January 31, 2018

On Tuesday night, San Jose’s City Council voted to relocate a statue of the Italian colonizer that has been standing in City Hall for years.

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Anti-Columbus Day Tour Attended by Hundreds at the American Museum of Natural History

by Elena Goukassian October 10, 2017March 17, 2018

Hundreds of people came out to attend a decolonization tour of one of New York’s most popular museums.

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225-Year-Old Columbus Monument in Baltimore Attacked with Sledgehammer

by Claire Voon August 21, 2017

Video footage showing someone taking a sledgehammer to the memorial’s base was posted on Popular Resistance’s YouTube channel this morning.

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Caribbean Cave Art Illustrates Indigenous People’s Early Encounters With Europeans

Avatar photo by Carey Dunne July 20, 2016July 20, 2016

In the subterranean network of caves on Mona Island, 41 miles west of Puerto Rico, archaeologists have discovered a series of engravings by both indigenous people and the early European colonizers.

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