Christopher Columbus statues were vandalized in California and Rhode Island
Not everything you learned about Christopher Columbus is trueWorkers in San Francisco scrubbed away the paint on the monument Sunday and worked to remove graffiti that said"Destroy all monuments of genocide and kill all colonizers."Many groups have called for the holiday to be renamed Indigenous Peoples' Day to recognize the native people who were driven out by European explorers. San Francisco is one of several cities that observes Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Read MoreThese states and cities are ditching Columbus Day to observe Indigenous Peoples' Day insteadGina Williams, who said her grandparents are part Apache, told KRON that she understood why someone might vandalize the statue, but said it was the wrong way to send a message."This was unnecessary," she told KRON."These are our tax dollars that have to clean this. You made the mess -- do you realize it's still coming out of your pocket? People don't think.
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