Christopher Columbus

Baltimore’s mayor has vetoed a bill that would have rededicated a Christopher Columbus monument to victims of police violence.

Boston’s Christopher Columbus statue that was taken down after its head was knocked off in June won’t be returned to its original location in a waterfront park in the city’s largely Italian North End neighborhood, the city has announced. The repaired statue will instead be placed at the North End chapter of the Knights of Columbus where it will...

The controversial Christopher Columbus statue that was beheaded in Boston’s North End over the summer will not return, and will instead be replaced.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that while he’s not in favor of the removal of statues of Christopher Columbus, he’s open to discussions that arise about people’s place in history.

The New Haven School Board has voted to take major steps when it comes to Christopher Columbus. It decided to rename the Christopher Columbus Family Academy in the Fair Haven neighborhood and replace Columbus Day on the school calendar with Indigenous Peoples Day. “I plan on supporting this motion tonight because I think it is a strong statement,” said New…

The first city in the United States named for Christopher Columbus has removed a statue of the explorer and placed it in storage for safekeeping after it was vandalized several times in a week. Workers in Columbia, South Carolina, dismembered the statue early Friday, and by mid-morning only the feet were attached to the pedestal at Riverfront Park. The statue…

The mayor of New London has decided to remove the city’s Christopher Columbus statue to protect it from potential vandalism, hoping that a final decision on what to do with the controversial statue can be put to the public and city council. Thousands of people have signed petitions to remove the statue, which has already been vandalized with spray...

Protesters used a rope to pull down a 10-foot bronze statue of Christopher Columbus outside the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday.