It Is Time To Take Offensive Statues Out of Public Life
INTRODUCTION On Sunday, June 21, 2020, the American Museum of Natural History in New York City stated that they are intending to remove a statue of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, from the front entrance of the museum. The statue of Roosevelt depicts the president in a position of power, riding […]
Removing Public Statues of Racist Figures: A Step in the Right Direction
The Fight over America’s Statues Around the US, and in other parts of the world, activists are demanding the removal of certain statues depicting historical figures, which they believe celebrate racist actions. In Richmond, Virginia, protesters took down a statue of Jefferson Davis, and pushed a Christopher Columbus statue into a pond. Additionally, in England, […]