A statue of Christopher Columbus, which was removed from Providence, Rhode Island, following heavy criticism and vandalism three years ago, has re-emerged in a nearby town.
Three years after a Christopher Columbus statue was removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, the bronze cast has re-emerged, this time in a park in Johnston, Rhode Island, about 9 miles west of the capital. The statue had been targeted by vandals, at one point being splashed with red paint with a sign reading 'Stop celebrating genocide' leaning against its pedestal. In 2020, the statue was removed.
It’s important and not just for Italian Americans. It’s American history. It’s world history, if you look at it from a historical perspective,' he said. While not the first European to land in North America — that's believed to be Leif Erikson — Columbus helped usher in a wave of European exploration and expansion, and ultimately the era of globalization, Polisena said.
My grandmother who helped raise me was Italian and I grew up in a majority Italian neighborhood,' he said. 'At the same time, there are better ways to celebrate your heritage and culture without celebrating someone who in my opinion is the exact opposite of what Italian culture is.' Other cities have grappled with the legacy of Columbus statues.
Darrell Waldron, director of the Rhode Island Indian Council said there’s no love lost between Native peoples and the legacy of Columbus. 'I think Columbus opened a Pandora’s box for Indigenous people,' he said. 'People who were the victims of rape and murder and genocide were not writing the history.
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Columbus statue, removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, re-emerges in nearby townThree years after a Christopher Columbus statue was removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, the bronze cast has re-emerged, this time in a park in Johnston, Rhode Island, about 9 miles west of the capital.
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Columbus statue, removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, re-emerges in nearby townThree years after a Christopher Columbus statue was removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, the bronze cast has re-emerged, this time in a park in Johnston, Rhode Island, about 9 miles west of the capital.
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Columbus statue, removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, re-emerges in nearby townThree years after a Christopher Columbus statue was removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, the bronze cast has re-emerged, this time in a park in Johnston, Rhode Island, about 9 miles west of the capital. The sculpture had been targeted by vandals, at one point being splashed with red paint with a sign reading “Stop celebrating genocide” leaning against its pedestal. In 2020, the statue was removed. Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena said residents of his heavily Italian-American town are pleased to give the statue a new home. Critics say the memorial ignores a history of rape, murder and genocide.
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Columbus statue, removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, re-emerges in nearby townThree years after a Christopher Columbus statue was removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, the bronze cast has re-emerged, this time in a park in Johnston, Rhode Island, about 9 miles west of the capital.
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Columbus statue, removed from a square in Providence, R.I., re-emerges in nearby town | WBUR NewsThree years after a Christopher Columbus statue was removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, the bronze cast has re-emerged, this time in a park in Johnston. Critics say the memorial ignores a history of rape, murder and genocide.
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