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Daily Mail: Statue of Christopher Columbus is torn down, set on fire and thrown in a Virginia lake by protesters saying the explorer 'represents genocide'

* The statue was brought down by protesters in Richmond's Byrd Park last night
* Protesters brought it down with ropes, set it on fire and rolled it into a lake
* Similar monuments have fallen around the world amid anti-racism protests

A Christopher Columbus statue was torn down and thrown in a lake in Richmond last night in the latest protest to target a symbol of racial oppression.

The sculpture was brought down less than two hours after protesters in Virginia's capital gathered in the city's Byrd Park and chanted for the statue to go.

Protesters pulled the monument down with ropes, set it on fire and rolled it into a lake in the park to cheers from the assembled crowd.

The empty pedestal was spray-painted and covered with a sign saying 'Columbus Represents Genocide' after the statue was taken down.

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WNU Editor: When I was posted to work in China in the 1980s, my Chinese hosts knew I was interested in their history, and were always apologetic when they told me that the landmark/shrine/etc. that I wanted to see was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. I could never understand why people would want to destroy their history. Watching the current madness happening in certain parts of the U.S., from the vandalism of the Lincoln and World War II memorial, the firebombing of a historical church in front of the White House, and scores of other incidences including the above, I do understand now.

Update: The destruction/elimination of U.S. history continues .... HBO Max pulls Gone With The Wind amid George Floyd protests after 12 Years A Slave screenwriter says the film 'glorifies the antebellum south' (Daily Mail).

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