A decapitated statue of Columbus is seen at Christopher Columbus Park in Boston, Massachusetts on June 10. AFP / Joseph PreziosoAmericaA Columbus statue was also vandalized in downtown Miami, and another was dragged into a lake earlier in the week in Richmond, Virginia. A decapitated statue of Columbus is seen at Christopher Columbus Park in Boston, Massachusetts on June 10 A statue of Christopher Columbus in Boston has been beheaded, police said Wednesday, as calls to remove sculptures commemorating colonizers and slavers sweep America on the back of anti-racism protests. A Columbus statue was also vandalized in downtown Miami, and another was dragged into a lake earlier in the week in Richmond, Virginia, according to local reports. A woman poses in front of a decapitated statue of Columbus at Christopher Columbus Park in Boston, Massachusetts on June 10SEE ALSO: Billionaire Jeff Bezos blasts racist customerBoston's mayor Marty Walsh condemned the beheading but added that the statue would be removed on Wednesday pending a decision about its future, local media reported.

Source: Standard Digital June 11, 2020 13:07 UTC