Statue of Roosevelt To Be Removed From the Front of New York Museum

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Statue of Roosevelt To Be Removed From the Front of New York Museum
Savannah Rychcik
June 23, 2021 at 12:03pm



The Theodore Roosevelt statue in front of the American Museum of Natural History will be coming down.

The New York City Public Design Commission voted unanimously at a public meeting on Monday to take it down and relocate it to an institution dedicated to Roosevelt’s life and legacy, according to The New York Times.

The museum in June 2020 proposed removing the statue and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) voiced his support for the move at the time.

“The American Museum of Natural History has asked to remove the Theodore Roosevelt statue because it explicitly depicts Black and Indigenous people as subjugated and racially inferior,” he said in a statement.

He added, “The City supports the Museum’s request. It is the right decision and the right time to remove this problematic statue.”

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https://ijr.com/statue-roosevelt-removed-new-york-museum/

[goatprairie]

In its place will be a statue of George Floyd I presume. When is Al Sharpton's statue being placed in a position of prominence, or do they have to wait until he croaks?

[Wingnut]

In its place will be a statue of George Floyd I presume. When is Al Sharpton's statue being placed in a position of prominence, or do they have to wait until he croaks?

Even the "pidgins" don't give a shit for Sharpton.