What should happen to Easton’s Columbus statue? Sigal Museum holds a talk on the subject

Jul 15, 2020 565

BY: Jennifer Sheehan

Should Easton’s Christopher Columbus statue come down? Easton’s Sigal Museum will hold a discussion on the issue, “Columbus in the Crosshairs: Navigating Symbolism in Public Art — Virtual Event,” 5- 7 p.m. Wednesday via Zoom, the videoconferencing platform.

As of Tuesday, more than 1,800 people have signed a petition asking for Easton’s statue to be removed from Riverside Park in Easton. It’s part of a growing debate over such statues across the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd, the man killed in Minneapolis on Memorial Day while in police custody.

 

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