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Philadelphia mayor 'disappointed' court ordered removal of box covering Christopher Columbus statue
NBC ^ | 10 Dec 2022 | TJ Swigart and Minyvonne Burke

Posted on 12/10/2022 11:52:31 PM PST by blueplum

Philadelphia's mayor said he is "disappointed" that a court ordered the city to remove a plywood box covering a statue of Christopher Columbus.

A spokesperson for Jim Kenney said the office believes the statue should be removed from Marconi Plaza....

...Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt handed down her ruling on Friday, telling the city that if it disagrees with the statue's "message" it can add a plaque..."More to the point, the City accepted the donation of the Columbus statue in 1876. It has a fiduciary duty to preserve that statue, which it designated an historic object in 2017," the judge wrote.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: christophercolumbus; columbus; columbusday; courts; culture; godsgravesglyphs; historicobjects; jimkenney; marconiplaza; maryhannahleavit; minyvonneburke; pennsylvania; philadelphia; tjswigart
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To: ronnie raygun

You might call it ‘Minority Assisted Suicide’.


21 posted on 12/11/2022 7:03:09 AM PST by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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To: blueplum

I saw a picture of this moron. He looks like a real retarded schmuck. Somebody Jo Jo the Pedoresident would hire.


22 posted on 12/11/2022 7:22:43 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Hey Amerika! The whole world is watching and laughing their asses off. )
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To: oblomov
Marconi was an aristocrat and a staunch fascist.

While that may be true, so many Philadelphian's kids want their bowls of marconi and cheese. So they will keep the name.

23 posted on 12/11/2022 7:43:52 AM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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To: blueplum

What is he? A racist? Didn’t he know Columbus was black?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZu_KcI3oOY&t=588s


24 posted on 12/11/2022 8:26:27 AM PST by sunny bonobo
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