Christopher Columbus statue debate rises as controversial statues fall across the country.
A statue of a confederate soldier was removed in Jacksonville, Florida, and the Navy moved to ban all confederate flags from public spaces.As cities and organizations across the country continue to take down monuments, memorials and other symbols of hate, one controversial historical figure has come back into the spotlight: Christopher Columbus.
A decapitated statue of Christopher Columbus stands in Christopher Columbus Park in Boston, June 10, 2020. The statue's head, damaged overnight, was recovered by the Boston Police Department, as a movement to remove statues commemorating slavers and colonizers continues to sweep across the U.S. Proponents for the statue acknowledge that Columbus' history was far from the heroic, noble explorer portrayed in some history books; however, they said the history behind the New York statue is more nuanced.
Mayor Bill de Blasio's office did not immediately return messages for comment about the Columbus statue, however, in the past, he has spoken in favor of its current placement. In 2018, after the monument commission turned in its report, de Blasio ordered that new signage be placed around the statue that explained Columbus's history and the specific history behind the monument.
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