Columbus Day is both a celebratory and divisive day for many American communities. The current debates around Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day often pit one against the other. But the ...

Richmond’s Italian community, which raised $30,000 to pay for the statue, envisioned the likeness of Columbus as a symbol of assimilation tied to thrift, hard work and neighborliness.

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