Columbus statue to be removed from namesake Ohio city
Mayor Andrew Ginther says a statue of Christopher Columbus will be removed from the Ohio city named after him.
By FARNOUSH AMIRI
Report for America/Associated Press
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther says a statue of Christopher Columbus will be removed from the Ohio city named after him.
The statue located by City Hall will be removed immediately and placed in storage as monuments to Confederates and other historical figures who repressed or oppressed other people are being dismantled across the country.
There has long been debate across the nation over the explorer’s legacy, with some calling him a symbol of the conquest and subjugation of indigenous people. The removal of such monuments follows weeks of global protests over the killing of George Floyd, a black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police on May 25.
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