Controversial statues of Christopher Columbus are being dismounted all across the country along with statues of other racist, violent figures.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh told the news outlet the statue will be subject to discussions about its “historic meaning.” Officials will talk about whether the statue should be put back up.Many are calling for the removal of the 14 ft. statue of Columbus that stands just outside Central Park.
“I think with everything that is going on now … I don’t see why would have an argument against keeping the Christopher Columbus statue,” she says.Saul Cornell, a chair in the American History department at Fordham University, tells ABC that statues of historical figures are problematic for many reasons. Mostly because classical statues are typically designed to “glorify” a figure, regardless of their complex history.
“We don’t have a good public record of dealing with our history thoughtfully and engagingly,” Cornell said. “A statue is a very specific form of the past.”
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