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  • Italian Americans unhappy with the decision, and timing, to remove Syracuse's Columbus statue

    10/13/2020 12:41:40 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 10 replies
    WRVO ^ | 10/12 | Ellen Abbott
    Italian Americans in Syracuse will gather in Columbus Circle Monday, to pay tribute to the Italian explorer, possibly for the last time. And they're not happy about it. After years of controversy and discussion, Mayor Ben Walsh made the final decision on the future of the controversial statue last week. The statue will be coming down. "The city of Syracuse will move forward with steps in local and state law, to remove the Columbus statue, the heads of Indigenous people of the Plains, the bas relief plaques, and have them removed to a private site," Walsh said during a press...