Native Americans have been protesting for years to get the statue of Christopher Columbus removed. Christopher Columbus Statues Taken Down After Mayor Lightfoot Orders Them ‘Temporarily Removed’ From Grant Park, Arrigo Park CHICAGO (CBS)– After protests, demonstrations and violent clashes with police, Chicago’s Christopher Columbus statues have been removed from both Grant Park and Arrigo Park. But as all statues remained by Wednesday night, a group of protesters took action into their own hands. he said. Among the most prominent monuments dedicated to Columbus sits in Manhattan's Columbus Circle. The mayor of Columbus, Ohio, announced Thursday the city plans to remove the Christopher Columbus statue that stands in front of City Hall in … For many Italian-Americans, Columbus represents a different legacy. The city of Columbus removed the Christopher Columbus statue in front of City of Hall Wednesday, taking down what Mayor Andrew Ginther called a symbol of … And I get a statue.'". Reséndez estimated between 2.5 and 5 million natives were enslaved throughout the Americas from 1492 to the 19th century. Since June, statues of Columbus have been either toppled by protesters, voted to be removed or stored away to avoid vandalism, with their futures being decided. The statue, which … Biden administration says no. … ", WATCH: New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo says he supports a statue of Christopher Columbus in New York City, saying it “has come to represent and signify appreciation for the Italian American contribution” to the state. The statue of Christopher Columbus in San Francisco's Pioneer Park was removed by the city early Thursday June 18, 2020. On the same day, the mayor of Syracuse, N.Y., also ordered a Columbus statue’s removal. "It was not the Spanish crown's intention to cause wholesale genocide in the Caribbean, for example, which was the outcome, but that was not the intention," Reséndez said. The explorers also brought virgin-soil epidemics such as smallpox to the Americas. The conversation on dismantling symbols is featured in the CBSN Originals documentary, "Speaking Frankly: Symbolic Justice," which premieres on Sunday on CBSN. Seeing them come down has been meaningful for Jorge Baracutei Estevez, the cacike, or chief, of the Higuayagua Taíno, a cultural group dedicated to the rescue of Taino culture and language. 1 of 2. In others, protesters have toppled them. Some states want to buy their own vaccines. CNA Staff, Jul 24, 2020 / 12:25 pm MT ().-Two statues of Christopher Columbus in Chicago parks were removed Friday following demonstrations and attempts to pull down one of the monuments. Protesters gathered around the statue in Chicago’s Grant Park last week. On Friday, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Pueto ordered the removal of the Columbus statue in Schenley Park. In June, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is Italian American himself, said he intends to keep it there. Columbus is a figure whose worthiness of a statue and a namesake holiday has been repeatedly questioned, even before the protests. ", First published on September 25, 2020 / 6:00 AM. Engraving from 'Americae partes', 1590. Two statues of Christopher Columbus in Chicago were removed under cover of darkness in the early hours of this morning after drawing chaotic protests during a wave of violence in the city. There has been a push to remove controversial statues across the country. In the coming days, it said, the mayor and city officials would announce a process to assess other monuments, memorials and murals across Chicago and “develop a framework for creating a public dialogue to determine how we elevate our city’s history and diversity. The removal of the Lee statue is facing a legal challenge. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. At least 33 Christopher Columbus statues have been taken down or in the process of being removed since the renewed Black Lives Matter protests began in late spring, according to a count of local reports. “. (CBS News) - At least 33 Christopher Columbus statues have been taken down or in the process of being removed since the renewed Black Lives … Estevez, who is now a curator for the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, said the memorials to Columbus are a painful reminder of that. The Fraternal Order of Police said that the mayor was “bowing down to the lawlessness of these anarchists.” Its president, John Catanzara, Jr., wrote a letter last week asking President Donald Trump for federal help to deal with the city’s crime. In June, a statue of Columbus was removed in Boston after protesters beheaded it. Statues of Columbus have also been toppled or vandalized in other U.S. cities as protesters have called for their removal, saying that Columbus is … "That's really hard, you know?" Copyright © 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. In dozens of cities, statues or monuments portraying Confederates and other historic figures have been marked with graffiti and challenged with petitions and protests. Mayor Lori lightfoot had Columbus statues in Grant Park and Arrigo Park removed early Friday. Several Italian Americans had … Mayor Lori Lightfoot ordered their temporary removal in response to the ongoing protests. Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a statement that the statues were removed, temporarily, “in response to demonstrations that became unsafe for both protesters and police, as well as efforts by individuals to independently pull the Grant Park statue down in an extremely dangerous manner.”. The J. E. B. Stuart Monument, defaced during protests in … "They rather wanted to extract value from them, exploit them.". The mayor’s decision was criticized by some in the city. Mayor Lightfoot’s office said on Wednesday, after a “brief and straightforward” conversation with the president, that those forces will be “investigatory” and coordinated through the United States Attorney’s office. Chicago aldermen are divided over the removal of two Christopher Columbus statues, with some praising the move while others felt “blindsided,” according to reports. Andre' Dimino, director of the Italian American One Voice Coalition, said Columbus became a symbol of pride after Italians came to the U.S. in the late 1800s and experienced discrimination. Activists target removal of statues including Columbus and King Leopold II This article is more than 6 months old The statue of Belgian king Leopold II being removed … “This statue coming down is because of the effort of Black and Indigenous activists who know the true history of Columbus and what he represents,” one resident, Stefan Cuevas-Caizaguano, told The Chicago Sun-Times while watching the removal in Grant Park. Almost 60 Confederate monuments have been removed, relocated and renamed since Floyd's death, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. "For [the statues] coming down, it's almost like a weight off my chest because it's like a validation," he told CBS News. Statues of Confederate leaders and the explorer Christopher Columbus have been torn down in the US, as pressure grows on authorities to remove monuments connected to … At Virginia’s Capitol in Richmond, The Washington Post reported, around the same time the Columbus statues were being removed in Chicago, workers overnight carted away a statue of Lee and busts of seven other Confederates. Friday, it was finally removed after it was vandalized 3 times. Other cities, such as St. Louis, Detroit, and Middletown, Conn., have also removed statues of Columbus. Christopher Brito is a social media producer and trending writer for CBS News, focusing on sports and stories that involve issues of race and culture. "I understand the feelings about Christopher Columbus and some of his acts which nobody would support," he said at a briefing. of Education extends student loan payment freeze, Who leads federal agencies until Senate confirms Biden's nominees, Climate activists expect a lot from Biden and aren't afraid to say so, Biden, in inaugural address, implores Americans to "end this uncivil war", Joe Biden's "Day One" actions and his promises for his first 100 days. After 140 years at the park, the statue was removed Tuesday Columbus statue had been in the park for 140 years. Protesters have said that Columbus’s arrival in the New World led to the genocide and exploitation of Indigenous populations in the Americas. Native American gold mine. "I had never seen a Columbus statue, but when I first did, all that understanding of the atrocities that was committed, it's right there in front of you," he said. Statues of Columbus have also been taken down in other American cities, including Boston, Richmond, Va., and St. Paul, Minn., where a group of protesters tied ropes around the statue’s neck and yanked it from its pedestal outside of the State Capitol last month, about 10 miles from where a Minneapolis police officer pinned his knee on George Floyd’s neck. A Christopher Columbus statue was beheaded by protesters on June 10. Statues of Columbus have been vandalized or removed in recent weeks, including one torn down by protesters in Richmond, Va. Another statue of Columbus was beheaded in … Statues of Columbus have also been toppled or vandalized in other U.S. cities as protesters have called for the removal of statues of Columbus, saying that he … He said Columbus began to form an enterprise centered on the slavery of indigenous people. Slavery combined with the epidemics turned into a "terrible circle," Resendez said, that killed millions of natives from disease or violence. Statues of Christopher Columbus were taken down in two Chicago parks early on Friday, making the city the latest to remove a monument to the Italian explorer blamed for the genocide and exploitation of Indigenous people. The city later removed the damaged statue. Last Friday, a group of protesters clashed with police officers at the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park, and some tried to tear down the statue. The statues are a painful reminder of past and present institutionalized racism in the United States. protesters clashed with police officers at the Christopher Columbus statue. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Art Commission has voted to remove the Christopher Columbus monument in Schenley Park. Ordered removed by the city council, who refused to have a referendum on it. A decapitated statue of Christopher Columbus stands in Christopher Columbus Park in Boston, June 10, 2020. A statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park was taken down early on Friday, a week after protesters trying to topple the monument to … Some officers were hurt during the clashes and treated at the scene or transported to the hospital, CBS reported. With camouflage-clad federal agents already sweeping through the streets of Portland, President Trump has said he plans to deploy federal law enforcement to Chicago and other major cities — all controlled by Democrats. A 2019 study published in the journal Quaternary Science Review estimated that between 1492 and 1600, about 55 million people in the Americas died. A second statue of Columbus was also removed about 5:30 a.m. Friday from Arrigo Park in Chicago’s Little Italy neighborhood. The statue's head, damaged overnight, was recovered by the Boston Police Department, as a movement to remove statues commemorating slavers and colonizers continues to sweep across the U.S. In some cities, officials have made plans to remove contested statues. "After that, as part of an atonement or an apology to Italian Americans, they erected statues and held celebrations for Columbus Day," Dimino said. The Taíno people were virtually wiped out in the decades after Columbus first arrived on the island of Hispaniola, where Haiti and the Dominican Republic sit today. After George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, protests flooded the country and forced America to reckon with its past. A Columbus statue was also removed in Arrigo Park in Little Italy, the mayor’s office said in a statement. Dept. September 25, 2020 / 6:00 AM Tyler Lariviere/Sun-Times/Chicago Sun-Times, via Associated Press. Statue of Christopher Columbus, Columbus, WI Statue of the explorer dedicated in the 1980s. He cited one of the largest single-day lynchings in the country happened in New Orleans in 1891, when 11 Italian Americans were killed. Flickr/Creative Commons Show More Show Less 2 … “The mayor has made clear that if there is any deviation from what has been announced, we will pursue all available legal options to protect Chicagoans,” the statement said. Columbus, whose voyage to the Americas was commissioned by Spain, was accused of genocide and carried out the enslavement of natives. A crowd cheered and passing cars honked as the statue came down at about 3 a.m., The Associated Press reported, and the removal was shown live on local television. So, for that reason I support it. Crews removed statues of the explorer from Grant Park and Arrigo Park early on Friday. Will Biden ease the sky-high tension between the U.S. and China? For Estevez, who has fought his entire life for the recognition of the Taíno, the statues that continue to stand are a stark reminder of the consequences his tribe suffered as a result of him. "But the statue has come to represent and signify appreciation for the Italian American contribution to New York. “In addition, our public safety resources must be concentrated where they are most needed throughout the city, and particularly in our South and West Side communities,” the statement said. In Roanoke, Va., this week The A.P. https://t.co/0zECxws95h pic.twitter.com/hF0H3SWSxE. Many protesters across the country flocked to local statues, demanding their removal and in some cases taking them down themselves. Teen allegedly stole some $980,000 from supermarket where he worked, California Privacy/Information We Collect. "It's really harsh when you think about it. Christopher Columbus statue taken down after Chicago mayor orders its removal The Italian American community has adopted the statue of Christopher Columbus as a … Protests have targeted Columbus because he is accused of the genocide of indigenous people. Crews removed Christopher Columbus statues from two Chicago parks early Friday. The Columbus statue in Chicago’s Grant Park, which crews had wrapped in a covering to protect during demonstrations and attempts to remove it. A statue of Christopher Columbus at Grant Park in Chicago is removed early on July 24, 2020. A statue of Christopher Columbus at Grant Park in Chicago is removed early on July 24, 2020. Native Americans and others have long called for statues of Columbus to be removed, and also to replace Columbus Day, which is marked on the second Monday in October, with Indigenous Peoples’ Day. A Columbus statue was also removed in Arrigo Park in Little Italy, the mayor’s office said in a statement. Clockwise from top left: . May 31: Charles Linn, Alabama. Christopher Columbus Statues Removed From 2 Chicago Parks. Columbus forced natives into mining gold, Brazilwood, pearls and other resources –  a practice that was adopted by other colonizers after him. Locally, a … CBS News reached out to Cuomo's office to see if his position changed as Columbus Day – which many now refer to as Indigenous People's Day – nears, but did not receive a response. Four protesters were also hurt in the confrontation, and the police said 14 people were arrested, it reported. On Wednesday, Pittsburgh became the latest city to vote in favor of removing the Columbus statue. A mob toppled a statue of Charles Linn, a Confederate navy captain … Meanwhile, in Boston, officials removed the Columbus statue located in the city's North End after it was beheaded Tuesday evening. Andrés Reséndez, author of "The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America," told CBS News that the "main game changer" was the discovery of gold on Hispaniola. Mr. Floyd’s death in May set off weeks of worldwide protests about racial injustice and violent policing, as well as a reckoning over statues and symbols. Pittsburgh’s five-member Art Commission recommended Wednesday that the Christopher Columbus statue in Schenley Park should be removed, and, in the opinion of … In Boston, a statue of Columbus was beheaded and will be removed. Statues of Columbus have also been taken down in other American cities, dozens of cities, statues or monuments portraying Confederates and other historic figures. reported that a monument to Robert E. Lee that the city had planned to remove was found toppled and broken on the ground. "Like, 'This is me, I'm the one who did it. 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