Group calls for statue of Christopher Columbus to come down

A group is calling for a statue of Christopher Columbus in Lancaster to come down.They appealed to Lancaster City commissioners on Tuesday night.“I ask that steps be taken in the spirit of love and unity to remove this statue from our public ground,” said Edward Woestman.“He was a murderer. He was a slave trader,” Victoria Valentine told News 8. “Nobody's talking about the Native Americans. And the statue there of Columbus is very hurtful to the Native American people.”One of the leaders of the group said the national push for Confederate monuments to come down inspired them to take action.The city council explained that it does not have the authority to remove the statue. It is on county property. The group said it plans to take up the issue with the county.

A group is calling for a statue of Christopher Columbus in Lancaster to come down.


They appealed to Lancaster City commissioners on Tuesday night.



“I ask that steps be taken in the spirit of love and unity to remove this statue from our public ground,” said Edward Woestman.

“He was a murderer. He was a slave trader,” Victoria Valentine told News 8. “Nobody's talking about the Native Americans. And the statue there of Columbus is very hurtful to the Native American people.”

One of the leaders of the group said the national push for Confederate monuments to come down inspired them to take action.

The city council explained that it does not have the authority to remove the statue. It is on county property.

The group said it plans to take up the issue with the county.