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Philadelphia ordered to remove box covering Columbus statue

Por: WPLG Local 10 Nation December 10, 2022

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PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia must remove the plywood box it placed over a statue of Christopher Columbus after 2020 protests over racial injustice, a judge ruled Friday. In her ruling, Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt said that if the city disagrees with the “message” the statue sends, it can add its own plaque with what it wants to convey. “More to the point, the City accepted the donation of the Columbus statue in 1876. It has a fiduciary duty... + full article



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