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The rise and fall of the statue of Christopher Columbus

The statue was erected in 1931 with good intentions, but with time sparked protests

A man holding an American flag kneels on a statue.
Gabriel Black Elk, who is Lakota, kneels on the neck of a fallen statue of Christopher Columbus and holds an American flag with the names of Native Americans killed by police at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul on Wednesday.
Evan Frost | MPR News