The statue of Christopher Columbus in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor has been pulled from its pedestal and thrown into the water, according to video posted on social media.
One video shows the statue being pulled down after a loop has been draped around its chest. Another shows it being rolled off an embankment and into the water, where it causes a big splash.
City police confirmed the Twitter reports: “The Baltimore Police Department is aware of the incident,” a spokesman said.
The marble statue has rested on a six-sided marble base that includes a description that reads ” CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DISCOVERER OF AMERICAOCTOBER 12 1492″
Statues of Columbus have recently become targets of some demonstrators who have protested what they say is racism among some historical figures who have been honored with statues and monuments.
The Columbus statue indicates that it was dedicated Oct. 12, 1984 by then Baltimore mayor William Donald Schaefer.
The incident occurred as the president denounced those who he said were trying to destroy the foundations of American history, He spoke critically of recent incidents of vandalism in speeches Friday night at Mount Rushmore and Saturday night at the White House. In one of the addresses, he said specifically that America’s history began with Columbus.
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how long will it take before some well-educated ‘historian’ realizes that this country is named ‘america’ after a white italian? then we can call this country ‘ united states of africa’ and everyone will be happy.
Gone with the brush over. This era is starting to fail.
The radical Mayor said he was okay with it being thrown in the river. He is in essence inciting violence by these Biden voters. He might be next. Once the dregs of society start rioting and looting, you never know where they might end up.