Baltimore protesters rip down Columbus statue and toss it in harbor

By Madison Dibble

Published July 5, 2020 1:53pm ET

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Baltimore protesters rip down Columbus statue and toss it in harbor — A statue of Christopher Columbus now sits at the bottom of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor after a group of people toppled the statue on Independence Day. Protesters used chains to rock the statue back and forth until it toppled on Saturday. They then rolled it from its post near Little Italy to the water’s edge and […]

A statue of Christopher Columbus now sits at the bottom of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor after a group of people toppled the statue on Independence Day.

Protesters used chains to rock the statue back and forth until it toppled on Saturday. They then rolled it from its post near Little Italy to the water’s edge and tipped it into the Inner Harbor.

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