CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DEAD ON THE FOURTH OF JULY: FLOATING IN INNER HARBOR

As the rockets red glare bursted like bombs in the air, protesters in Baltimore took down a statue of Christopher Columbus.

Remains of the Christopher Columbus statue near Little Italy after it was ripped from its pedestal and dragged into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor by protesters on July 4, 2020.

Photos of the remnants reported by the Baltimore SUN:

The reporters from the SUN write this,

A crowd of shouting protesters yanked down the Christopher Columbus statue near Little Italy, dragged it to the edge of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and rolled it with a splash into the water as fireworks went off around the city on the night of the Fourth of July.

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Republican state delegates and Italian-American activists held a press conference at the statue last month to ask Gov. Larry Hogan and Young to preserve and protect the memorials, following activists’ comments about pulling down the monuments themselves and the introduction of a City Council bill this week to rename one of them in honor of victims of police violence.

But tonight.. on the Fourth of July, 2020, it’ is no more..

Here he was in a happier time for his presence in the city:

The statute was dedicated in October 1984–just before an election, and as Reagan was attempting to solidify votes..

The STAR-DEMOCRAT reported on October 9, 1984 that the event, while maybe political, was largely non partisan and supportive of Columbus and Italian-Americans.