The war on statues has claimed a new victim overnight in the cities of Richmond, Va. and Boston, Mass: Christopher Columbus.
First up, Richmond, where the likeness of the Italian explorer was thrown into a lake by protesters:
The Christopher Columbus statue was torn down and thrown in the lake by protesters in downtown Richmond. https://t.co/mS80tQvXzi
— NBC29 (@NBC29) June 10, 2020
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
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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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