Protesters destroy statues of Christopher Columbus in Richmond and Boston

But not before they attempted to burn the stone monument while, in the words of Bloomberg News, “fighting racism”:

#BlackLivesMatters protesters tore down a Christopher Columbus statue, set it on fire, then dumped it in a lake in Richmond, Virginia on Tuesday pic.twitter.com/VQlSZ2jrSn

— Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) June 10, 2020

And in Boston, the intrepid explorer lost his head:

#BREAKING: overnight Christopher Columbus statue in Boston’s North End vandalized, found beheaded. 📸⁦@pictureboston⁩ pic.twitter.com/EV7OEvGaNE

— NBC10 Boston (@NBC10Boston) June 10, 2020

At least the vandals reportedly left the head and didn’t take it as a souvenir:

Someone beheaded the Christipher Columbus statue in Boston’s North End. Police say they left the head at the scene. Similar statues have been coming under fire nationwide #wcvb pic.twitter.com/VcLHqlEigV

— antoinette antonio (@antoinetteA) June 10, 2020

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