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They came aboard ships … just over five million they were, migrating to the United States over five decades between the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. They were Italians. They came ashore, mostly on Ellis Island in New York, but there were also other ports of call like Boston and New Orleans. With few possessions and lots of hope they disembar...

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For Italian-Americans, the Christopher Columbus statue is a deeply-rooted public celebration of our immigrant heritage and a public expression of pride for our culture, our past and our identity.  The Columbus Heritage Coalition joins with our fellow citizens in the long-overdue public dialogue which is taking place in our own city and around the c...

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A day after Boston removed a Christopher Columbus statue — which vandals had beheaded — the city of Chula Vista took down its own 8-foot, 1,200-pound tribute to the Italian explorer. The bronze statue was removed from its pedestal at Discovery Park early Friday and placed in storage “out of public safety concerns,” city officials said without citin...

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“Should Italian Americans be angry that Christopher Columbus statues have been taken down or defaced in recent days?”  This was the question posed of me by the esteemed editor of La Voce.  Hmm…. The list is indeed imposing.  A Columbus statue in Richmond was tipped over, set aflame and then dumped in a lake.  In Boston’s North End and in Camden Col...

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Wednesday night in the Minnesota capital of St. Paul, protestors demolished their city’s Christopher Columbus statue. In destroying the statue, which had nothing to do with the tragic death of George Floyd, rioters also destroyed immigrant art, Italian-American history, and a symbol of American unity. Protesters across the nation have been defacing...

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Mayor Walsh, joined by State Representative Aaron Michlewitz, came out in opposition towards the vandalism of Christopher Columbus Park’s namesake statue. Walsh and Michlewitz emphasized the fundamental rights and involvement of all North End neighborhood residents in helping to shape future discussions and decision-making regarding the potential r...

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Le considerazioni che sento di fare su questi drammatici passaggi della vita civile di un grande Paese come gli Stati Uniti e di altri nei quali il movimento antirazzista si sta manifestando, le esprimo come cittadina di Paesi - il Canada e l'Italia - storicamente e profondamente amici del popolo americano.Tuttavia, la piega che le cose stanno pren...

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Wilmington officials are removing two of the city’s most iconic statues – of Declaration of Independence signer Caesar Rodney and explorer Christopher Columbus – to prevent them from potential damage, and to foster what Mayor Mike Purzycki called “an overdue discussion about the public display of historical figures and events.” Columbus came down o...

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A statue of Christopher Columbus in Schenley Park has been vandalized. The statue was sprayed with red paint and multiple phrases including “Murder.” It comes as other local statues like the Doughboy in Lawrenceville and the Mario Lemieux statue at PPG Paints Arena have been desecrated. Columbus statues have now attracted attention nationwide, as s...

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As we’ve seen over the past week, many protests that started as a public outcry against the officers involved in the death of George Floyd rapidly devolved into anti-cop, anti-American, destructive riots. For some reason, Christopher Columbus is often the target of angry people who clearly skipped history classes when they were in school. Columbus...

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