“Should Italian Americans be angry that Christopher Columbus statues have been taken down or defaced in recent days?”  This was the question posed of me by the esteemed editor of La Voce.  Hmm….

The list is indeed imposing.  A Columbus statue in Richmond was tipped over, set aflame and then dumped in a lake.  In Boston’s North End and in Camden Columbus was beheaded.  Red paint was thrown or graffiti was sprayed on his statues in Houston, Miami, New London, and New Haven.  At the Minnesota State Capitol a Columbus statue was pulled down as Native Americans danced around it.