Long Island Town Offers to Take Statues of Columbus and Washington From NYC
The town of Brookhaven, New York, has offered to take statues of Christopher Columbus and George Washington amid New York City’s talks of removing them. According to the New York Post , the Long Island town has already…
The town of Brookhaven, New York, has offered to take statues of Christopher columbus and George Washington amid New York City’s talks of removing them.
According to the New York Post, the Long Island town has already determined where the statues would be placed.
Town Supervisor Ed Romaine stated, “You know, I didn’t want to comment on whether that was right or wrong because that’s a decision of the city. But I said, ‘If you’re going to do that, hey, we’ll take the statues.’”
“We look at their accomplishments, what they did for their time and how they contributed to the long arc of history,” he went on.
Romaine then added, “And we would welcome having those statues.”
This is in response to a proposal to remove statues of historical figures who have been deemed “controversial” by certain movements that seek to remove the legacy of leaders who owned slaves or are now considered to have acted cruelly toward Native Americans.