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1. My first day of Western Civ class years ago, the professor pointed to that statue and said

Tue Jun 16, 2020, 12:17 PM

Jun 2020

“That’s a statue of a murderer, you all know that, right?”

Some of my fellow students gasped at him saying that.

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Columbus State Community College is removing their statue of Columbus. [View all] irisblue Jun 2020 OP

Not sure how long ago that class was customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #3

2004 ck4829 Jun 2020 #4

Truth vs fictional portrayal... very stark difference ck4829 Jun 2020 #13

That wasn't the one customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #6

That ditty was used in the late 60s as well irisblue Jun 2020 #8

I am surprised! Maeve Jun 2020 #2

Are they going to change the name of the school? Ex Lurker Jun 2020 #7

I would really not expect either one to happen, but irisblue Jun 2020 #9

Many Columbuses across the country need to be re-evaluated. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #12

Very loud Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #10