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Christopher Columbus
GOP Senators Propose Scrapping Columbus Day, Adding Juneteenth Federal Holiday
Republican senators Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) and James Lankford (R., Okla.) introduced an amendment Wednesday that would replace Columbus Day with Juneteenth as a federal holiday.
Biden: Protect Statues of Christopher Columbus
On Tuesday, Joe Biden said that Confederate monuments “belong in museums,” but statues of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and Christopher Columbus should be protected.
Columbus Statue to Be Removed from California State Capitol after 137 Years
Democratic state legislative leaders announced Tuesday that the marble statues are set to be removed, calling Columbus a “deeply polarizing” figure.
Cuomo Says New York’s Christopher Columbus Statue Represents ‘The Italian-American Legacy,’ Supports Keeping It
Statues of Columbus in Virginia, Massachusetts, and Minnesota were targeted on Tuesday night as protests continue against racism and police brutality.
City Official Voices Support for Vandalism of Christopher Columbus Statue
A Providence, Rhode Island city official said Wednesday she supports the vandalism of a local Christopher Columbus statute, which was covered in paint.
Vermont Replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day
Vermont on Friday became the sixth state to eliminate Columbus Day, replacing it with Indigenous People's Day.
Notre Dame Will Cover Christopher Columbus Murals after Complaints
In attempting to appease everyone, Fr. Jenkins has settled on a course of action that will please exactly no one.
Columbus Day: Melodrama or Tragedy?
History is ironic and tragic, not a modern melodramatic morality tale.
The Intellectual Roots of the War against Columbus
The present-day excoriation of Christopher Columbus on the left has roots both in Marxism and the Ku Klux Klan.