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Baltimore’s Italian American community plans new statue to honor Columbus
- Jul 22, 2020
Weeks after protesters toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, members of the city’s Italian American community are developing a plan to reproduce the marble monument so it can be displayed in a more secure location.
Disputes over Christopher Columbus statues play out in court; Knights of Columbus defend name
- Jul 16, 2020
Disputes over what to do with statues of Christopher Columbus in Connecticut have resulted in both civil and criminal complaints.
Amid furor over monuments, Trump seeks `garden’ of U.S. heroes including Serra, Columbus
- Jul 5, 2020
President Donald Trump has a vision for his second term, if he wins one, of establishing a “National Garden of American Heroes” that will pay tribute to some of the most prominent figures in U.S. history, a collection of “the greatest Americans to ever live.”
Colorado lawmakers vote to create day honoring St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
- Mar 15, 2020
The Colorado Senate March 11 approved a measure to do away with the state’s observance of Columbus Day, a federal holiday, and instead create a day to honor St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the patron of immigrants.
Notre Dame delays plan to cover Columbus murals until 2022
- Nov 1, 2019
The University of Notre Dame is delaying its plan to cover up 19th century murals depicting Christopher Columbus in America that have long been criticized for their stereotypical images of Native Americans and blacks submissively posing before white European explorers.
Notre Dame to cover up murals of Columbus in the New World
- Jan 22, 2019
The University of Notre Dame will cover murals in a campus building that depict Christopher Columbus in America, the school’s president said, following criticism that the images depict Native Americans in stereotypical submissive poses before white European explorers.
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