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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Philadelphia ordered to remove box covering Columbus statue

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Philadelphia must remove the plywood box it placed over a statue of Christopher Columbus after 2020 protests over racial injustice, a judge ruled Friday.

In her ruling, Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt said that if the city disagrees with the “message” the statue sends, it can add its own plaque with what it wants to convey.

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