Columbus, Wisconsin, Leaders Vote To Remove Statue Of Its Namesake

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Post-Crescent
Wed, 07/08/2020 - 11:51am

A month after a 16-year-old launched a petition for its removal, a small Wisconsin town voted to move its large Christopher Columbus statue.

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