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riversedge

(70,218 posts) Wed Jun 10, 2020, 07:31 PM Jun 2020

Protestors have now toppled Christopher Columbus statue outside Minnesota State Capitol.

and down it goes.

Protestors have now toppled Christopher Columbus statue outside Minnesota State Capitol.

Organizers were from American Indian Movement & footage from moments ago:

Link to tweet

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Joyce Karam
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This is the third Columbus statue that was toppled/damaged in last 24 hours by #BlackLivesMatter
protestors.

Other two were in Richmond, VA & Boston, MA
Joyce Karam
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Last point to add, this statue was toppled in broad daylight by the American Indian movement with live footage and media covering

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Protestors have now toppled Christopher Columbus statue outside Minnesota State Capitol. (Original Post) riversedge Jun 2020 OP

They cut the head off a Christopher Columbus statue here in Boston's smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #1

I kind of like it like that! Merlot Jun 2020 #3

Good. catbyte Jun 2020 #2

Love this. nt DURHAM D Jun 2020 #4

Yes!! WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #5

It tripped and fell htuttle Jun 2020 #6

Excellent Marrah_Goodman Jun 2020 #7

K & R Celerity Jun 2020 #8

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

1. They cut the head off a Christopher Columbus statue here in Boston's

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2020, 07:34 PM

Jun 2020

North End. The rest of the statue is being removed.

Merlot

(9,696 posts)

3. I kind of like it like that!

Reply to smirkymonkey (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 10, 2020, 07:36 PM

Jun 2020

Seriously, glad to see it's going away, as all the other statues. It's so nice to be reading about all these statues coming down - a bit of sunshine in my day!