The temporary move comes after protesters attempted to topple a statue of the Italian explorer.

Laurence Bergreen discusses the history of Christopher Columbus as protesters topple a statue in Baltimore

On the same day that President Trump was condemning the removal of controversial monuments, cheering protesters took aim at more statues in Connecticut and Maryland. Tom Hanson reports.

This Fourth of July weekend, which finds much of America reeling from a rocky first half of 2020, the mainstream and social media hype can be summed up in three words: Hamilton is back. The play has won 11 Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for drama, and, acco…

The statue of Columbus that Black Lives Matter tore down was dedicated by President Ronald Reagan to honor the Italian-American community.

BALTIMORE — Baltimore protesters pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the city’s Inner Harbor on Saturday night.

Protesters in Maryland pulled down the statue of Christopher Columbus using ropes and threw it into the city's Inner Harbor on Saturday.

Mayor's spokesman reportedly calls action part of a "re-examination" of monuments and statues that may "represent different things to different people."

President Donald Trump wants a “National Garden of American Heroes” to pay tribute to some of the most prominent figures in U.S. history.

Trump has a vision of establishing a “National Garden of American Heroes.”

"Anarchists" who damage US monuments should face up to a decade in prison, the president says.

President Donald Trump said on Twitter Tuesday that he has "authorizes the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument."

The education minister in Spain's leftist coalition government defended the country's numerous statues of 15th century navigator Christopher Columbus against calls by anti-racism activists to tear them down amid a wave of global protests.

Demonstrators in Richmond tore down another Confederate statue Tuesday night, news outlets reported. It honored a Civil War artillery unit. Protesters have torn two other confederate statues and one of Christopher Columbus in recent weeks. (June 17)

The announcement comes as public sentiment sours against monuments to historical figures seen as racist or imperialist.

A statue of Christopher Columbus has been removed from a St. Louis park, officials said on Tuesday, the latest monument taken down in response to nationwide protests over racial inequality.

George Floyd's death has spurred action from cities as they remove Confederate memorials and reform their police offices.

As a response to the nationwide protests and conversation surrounding racial inequality, people have been tearing down statues of Columbus and bringing awareness to the cruelty he brought upon the indigenous community.

Protesters tossed red paint on the statue’s face and hand and placed a cardboard sign reading "rip the head from your oppressor."

It is one of several Columbus statues to be damaged amid protests over George Floyd's death.

Across the country, there is a movement to remove statues of slave owners and colonizers, as well as Confederate symbols

Protesters tore down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along the famed Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday night. In Miami, demonstrators spray-painted statues of Columbus and Ponce de Leon, leading to arrests.

At least six monuments to white supremacy were torn down across the U.S. on Wednesday.

Christopher Columbus when he reached the Americas was like: https://t.co/etnfwykOgA

RT @HSI_HQ: For over ten years, #HSI has collaborated with international partners to investigate a rare stolen 15th Century Christopher Col…

RT @cosmicbeam888: Agoue and the Sirenes Escort Christopher Columbus Caravels, by Serge Moleon Blaise of Haiti. https://t.co/vpcnkbfqBG

Fats Waller - Christopher Columbus https://t.co/AtETku9J4i ;o)

My uncle painted this & it’s even more special bc our family is from the city where Christopher Columbus first landed, Cap Haitien #Okap https://t.co/ZNHAtSLWib

#wisdombites "You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore." - Christopher Columbus

RT @cosmicbeam888: Agoue and the Sirenes Escort Christopher Columbus Caravels, by Serge Moleon Blaise of Haiti. https://t.co/vpcnkbfqBG

RT @HSI_HQ: For over ten years, #HSI has collaborated with international partners to investigate a rare stolen 15th Century Christopher Col…

RT @POLICEINFLA: POLICE NEWS: PHILADELPHIA, PA: OFFICER FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN HER PATROL VEHICLE. CITIZENS RUSHED IN FOR AID BUT SHE WAS PR…

Christopher Columbus never set out to prove that the earth was flat. This fact had been known for thousands of years. It was only in the 1800s, when some wished to return to more simple scientific methods, that the idea of a flat earth became prominent. https://t.co/5s4Oq1F4Ti

Niggas still believing that Christopher Columbus story

RT @HSI_HQ: For over ten years, #HSI has collaborated with international partners to investigate a rare stolen 15th Century Christopher Col…

RT @HSI_HQ: For over ten years, #HSI has collaborated with international partners to investigate a rare stolen 15th Century Christopher Col…

RT @HSI_HQ: For over ten years, #HSI has collaborated with international partners to investigate a rare stolen 15th Century Christopher Col…

ask a redneck who hates cops what they think abt native/black ppl and theyll say something thatll make christopher columbus balk https://t.co/Y1WfxbYjDs

RT @HSI_HQ: For over ten years, #HSI has collaborated with international partners to investigate a rare stolen 15th Century Christopher Col…

RT @HSI_HQ: For over ten years, #HSI has collaborated with international partners to investigate a rare stolen 15th Century Christopher Col…

For over ten years, #HSI has collaborated with international partners to investigate a rare stolen 15th Century Christopher Columbus letter. On Wednesday, they return it to its rightful owners – the people of Italy. https://t.co/j555wjeSnl

RT @KraftsNKush: Christopher Columbus in 1492.

Doing my homework for my island resort and spa I discovered that Christopher Columbus didn't discover this area until the 14th century and when he did it already had black African inhabitants and as usual they renamed the area to describe themselves and then tried to take it

RT @RahulMukherji5: Babbar Sher of Make in Bharat fame has a question. If #INDIA is not a Western name, why do you have Red Indians or West…

RT @SEPTEMBERSE7EN: Today I learned that Christopher Columbus died in agony. I love that

RT @ElielIssachar: I love when conversations about Christopher Columbus come out. It brings out the true nature of our enemies https://t.co…

They say that Christopher Columbus was the first economist. When he left to discover America, he didn't know where he was going; when he got there he didn't know where he was, and it was all done on a government grant.

RT @RahulMukherji5: Babbar Sher of Make in Bharat fame has a question. If #INDIA is not a Western name, why do you have Red Indians or West…

POLICE NEWS: PHILADELPHIA, PA: OFFICER FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN HER PATROL VEHICLE. CITIZENS RUSHED IN FOR AID BUT SHE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT HOSPITAL. CAUSE OF DEATH UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME: #ENDOFWATCH: https://t.co/WcYx9R4S1d

RT @KraftsNKush: Christopher Columbus in 1492.

1492 Financed by Spain, Christopher Columbus arrives in the Americas while trying to reach Asia in search of gold. On the island that is now the Dominican Republic and Haiti, he builds the first European military base in the western hemisphere, takes indigenous Arawak people as… https://t.co/ox5RlPTE8K https://t.co/sDO2XkRpVL

RT @punkroaster: he’s just blathering on its gobbledygook, and he comes to conclusions based on no evidence except some weird calculation a…

he’s just blathering on its gobbledygook, and he comes to conclusions based on no evidence except some weird calculation about money and time and christopher columbus. he is literally a stupid person. hope this clears things up. https://t.co/jjBf0gWD3e

Kenosia Ave remains closed this morning between Boulevard Drive and Christopher Columbus Ave. Please avoid the area https://t.co/rTfDsQs4hU

RT @BHPSMansfield: Class JM/NK are enjoying their workshop at Mansfield Museum on Christopher Columbus. They have been sailing the seas and…

Did Africans Discover America Before Christopher Columbus? https://t.co/Gn8D9ZxPwK via @YouTube

RT @Cantogne_Libre: didn't stop French citoyens from decapitating Louis Capet either, while still being patriotic, heck maybe even more tha…

Nothing that results in human progress is achieved with unanimous consent. Those that are enlightened before the others are condemned to pursue that light in spite of the others. - Christopher Columbus #Quote #QuoteOfTheDay

Did Africans Discover America Before Christopher Columbus? https://t.co/5JAkvCSI0W via @YouTube

RACINE — Competitors participated Sunday in the Salmon-A-Rama Lake Michigan Fishing Contest. They weighed their catches at Reefpoint Marina, near the end of Christopher Columbus Causeway. Sunday included the Steve Koss Memorial Two on a Boat contest, a ... https://t.co/u6TCMDqDhu

RT @SteelyDan: why is Carrie dressed like Christopher Columbus shut this down. https://t.co/CIeG6HqMPo

"christopher columbus gave [america] the landlord special" – my roommate

Why do we celebrate this guy He's evil Christopher Columbus were paid the indigenous tribe that saved his life by capturing them and turning them into slaves How evil is that They saved his life He kills them That's not to be celebrated should be condemned https://t.co/E4w4Vxz0kM