Cal State Long Beach removing “Prospector Pete” statue because 1849 Gold Rush now politically incorr

[rangerrebew]

Cal State Long Beach removing “Prospector Pete” statue because 1849 Gold Rush now politically incorrect
 
 
 
Posted by Mike LaChance      Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 12:00pm

Will be sent from visible campus plaza to another location, because of the impact the 1849 gold rush had on indigenous people.
 

Another campus statue is being singled out for removal over political correctness. “Prospector Pete” is going to be taken off the campus plaza of California State University Long Beach and moved to an alumni center, because critics say the Gold Rush contributed to deaths of indigenous peoples.

This is reminiscent of efforts to remove a Thomas Jefferson statue at Hofstra University and a Christopher Columbus statue at Pepperdine University.

From the Associated Press, via ABC News:

https://legalinsurrection.com/2018/09/california-state-long-beach-removing-prospector-pete-mascot-statue-from-campus-plaza/

[rustynail]

Weren't the 'indigenous peoples' mostly wiped out by the Spanish and disease well before 1849?

[GtHawk]

Weren't the 'indigenous peoples' mostly wiped out by the Spanish and disease well before 1849?

Now take this with a grain of salt, it's from the History Channel

https://www.history.com/news/californias-little-known-genocide

I will bet you dollars to donuts that the Spanish and Mexican occupation of California is presented as a benevolent occupation..........oh except of course for the nasty nasty church building all those missions using Indian slave labor and forcing European values and education on the Indians.

[dfwgator]