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When Christopher Columbus' controversial role in American history was revisited

April 28, 2025, 3:53 p.m. ET
Workers remove the Christopher Columbus statue on the Broad Street side of Columbus City Hall on July 1, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio. The city says it will be replaced with a different statue or artwork that reflects diversity. A city news release said it will be placed in safekeeping at a secure city facility. The Christopher Columbus statue was a gift from the people of Genoa, Italy, in 1955.
Workers remove the Christopher Columbus statue on the Broad Street side of Columbus City Hall on July 1, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio. The city says it will be replaced with a different statue or artwork that reflects diversity. A city news release said it will be placed in safekeeping at a secure city facility. The Christopher Columbus statue was a gift from the people of Genoa, Italy, in 1955.
Doral Chenoweth, Columbus Dispatch Via USA TODAY NETWORK
A statue of Christopher Columbus at Grant Park in Chicago is removed early on July 24, 2020. Two statues of Christopher Columbus were taken down in Chicago early Friday, amid a reckoning in the US about the Italian explorer's controversial role in the history of the Americas.
A statue of Christopher Columbus at Grant Park in Chicago is removed early on July 24, 2020. Two statues of Christopher Columbus were taken down in Chicago early Friday, amid a reckoning in the US about the Italian explorer's controversial role in the history of the Americas.
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Workers from Daedalus Inc. attempt to remove a statue depicting Christopher Columbus which had its head removed at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park on June 10, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. The statue was beheaded overnight and is scheduled to be removed by the City of Boston.
Workers from Daedalus Inc. attempt to remove a statue depicting Christopher Columbus which had its head removed at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park on June 10, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. The statue was beheaded overnight and is scheduled to be removed by the City of Boston.
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Chalk graffiti covers the empty plinth where the statue of Christopher Columbus stood overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue in Wilmington on June 18, 2020.
Chalk graffiti covers the empty plinth where the statue of Christopher Columbus stood overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue in Wilmington on June 18, 2020.
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The head of Christopher Columbus sits on the back of a flatbed trailer as a construction crew removes his statue from the main campus of Columbus State Community College in Columbus, Ohio on Friday, June 19, 2020.
The head of Christopher Columbus sits on the back of a flatbed trailer as a construction crew removes his statue from the main campus of Columbus State Community College in Columbus, Ohio on Friday, June 19, 2020.
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The Christopher Columbus statue was vandalized overnight, men were power washing the statue on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 in Worcester, Mass.
The Christopher Columbus statue was vandalized overnight, men were power washing the statue on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 in Worcester, Mass.
Christine Peterson, Worcester Telegram And Gazette Via USA TODAY NETWORK
Storm clouds move in the distance as seen from the Christopher Columbus statue at Columbus City Hall before Red, White & Boom on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio.
Storm clouds move in the distance as seen from the Christopher Columbus statue at Columbus City Hall before Red, White & Boom on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio.
Joshua A. Bickel, Dispatch Via USA TODAY Network
The statue of Christopher Columbus at the corner of Elmwood and Reservoir avenues in Providence, R.I. in 2019.
The statue of Christopher Columbus at the corner of Elmwood and Reservoir avenues in Providence, R.I. in 2019.
Bob Breidenbach, The Providence Journal Via USA TODAY NETWORK
Workers remove the Christopher Columbus statue on the Broad Street side of Columbus City Hall on July 1, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio. The city says it will be replaced with a different statue or artwork that reflects diversity. A city news release said it will be placed in safekeeping at a secure city facility. The Christopher Columbus statue was a gift from the people of Genoa, Italy, in 1955.
Workers remove the Christopher Columbus statue on the Broad Street side of Columbus City Hall on July 1, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio. The city says it will be replaced with a different statue or artwork that reflects diversity. A city news release said it will be placed in safekeeping at a secure city facility. The Christopher Columbus statue was a gift from the people of Genoa, Italy, in 1955.
Doral Chenoweth, Columbus Dispatch Via USA TODAY NETWORK
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