The death of George Floyd has reignited the obsession with removing statues of those with unsavory pasts.
Protesters tore down the Christopher Columbus statue in Byrd Park in Richmond, VA. They then threw it into the lake.
From Richmond Times-Dispatch:
At Tuesday’s protest, activist and founder of Marijuana Justice Chelsea Higgs-Wise reminded attendees that, amid these discussions, “We have to start where it all began – we have to start with the people who stood first on this land.”A few protestors stood at the base of the paint-spattered Columbus monument. “This land is Powhatan land,” read one protestor’s sign. Another: “Columbus represents genocide.”After about seven speakers, the crowd began to march down Arthur Ashe Boulevard, chanting “take it down.” Less than two hours later, they did just that.Upon returning to Byrd Park after the march, protesters used ropes to pull down the approximately 8-foot statue, then moved it some 200 yards across the road at the Arthur Ashe Boulevard entrance and submerged it in Byrd Park lake.
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