Posted on 07/25/2020 9:09:17 AM PDT by knighthawk
Italian Americans have reacted with anger after two statues of Christopher Columbus in Chicago were removed under cover of darkness in the early hours of Friday morning under the orders of Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Before dawn, city crews used cranes to remove a monument in Chicago's Little Italy and a massive bronze statue in Grant Park, which were first erected at the city's first and second World's Fairs in 1893 and 1933, respectively.
Italian American community leaders say they were taken aback by Lightfoot's abrupt order to remove the statues, which Lightfoot calls a 'temporary' measure until passions cool. The Grant Park statue was at the center of violent scenes last week, when 49 police officers were injured by a mob hurling rocks and fireworks while attempting to tear the statue down.
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When I was elementary school, I was chosen to read my essay in Italian about him there.
Funny thing is, for a long time, we were considered "not quite white," even in my lifetime.
But, apparently, we're just white enough to be cancelled.
Where is the Mafia now that we need them?
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