#BREAKING
Big fight in South Philly over the Columbus statue which Mayor Kenney boxed up last year. Friday a judge said the box must come off. Kenney said no. He is appealing the ruling. But folks have jumped the fence to take the box down. Police have stopped that.
Big fight in South Philly over the Columbus statue which Mayor Kenney boxed up last year. Friday a judge said the box must come off. Kenney said no. He is appealing the ruling. But folks have jumped the fence to take the box down. Police have stopped that.
The head of the Italian-American community says Kenney is in violation of the court order and thus in contempt of court. He tells media that the box will come down tonight in advance of Sunday's Columbus Day parade. Police are now lining the fence in front of the boxed statue.
Meanwhile, there are numerous celebrations of #IndigenousPeoplesDay throughout Philadelphia.
The Columbus statue should stay boxed. It will be hugely problematic if it is not. The Italian American leadership should find a museum location for it. It doesn't belong in a public park--particularly not in a multicultural neighborhood like South Philly.
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