Columbus statue

A box was put around the Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia’s Marconi Plaza and work trucks were parked nearby.

The polarizing statue of Christopher Columbus that typically rests at Chula Vista’s Discovery Park has been placed in storage to avoid it from being vandalized or taken down amid similar instances nationwide.

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The Christopher Columbus statue in Discovery Park in Chula Vista was found covered in red paint on Monday morning, Columbus Day. This is the second time the statue has been vandalized.

Statues of Christopher Columbus in Middletown and New Haven were found vandalized Sunday.

Is it time to say “arrivederci” to Christopher Columbus? A movement to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day has gained momentum in some parts of the U.S., with Los Angeles in August becoming the biggest city yet to decide to stop honoring the Italian explorer and instead recognize victims of colonialism. Austin, Texas, followed suit Thursday....

It’s not just about Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. The national soul-searching over whether to take down monuments to the Confederacy’s demigods has extended to other historical figures accused of wrongdoing, including Christopher Columbus (brutality toward native Americans), the man for whom Boston’s Faneuil Hall is named (slave trader) and former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo (bigotry). Historians interviewed by...