Pepperdine students call Columbus statue 'celebration of genocide'
Anthony Gockowski
Anthony Gockowski
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Students at Pepperdine University are calling for the removal of a Christopher Columbus statue from campus, calling it a “celebration of genocide and racial oppression.”
Pepperdine University students spent their day off Monday protesting Christopher Columbus’ “culturally insensitive form of international exploration” and demanding that an on-campus statue of him be removed.
According to The Pepperdine Graphic, at least 40 students gathered around the donated statue Monday to issue a statement to their school’s administration that called the holiday a “celebration of genocide and racial oppression.”
“Columbus does not represent ...the affirmation that students are at the heart of educational enterprise.” Tweet This
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