Statues of Christopher Columbus are being dismantled, torn down or removed in cities across the country.

NOEL KING, HOST:

Statues of Christopher Columbus are being dismantled, torn down or removed in cities across this country, including one in an American city named for him.

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PAIGE PFLEGER, BYLINE: This city once had three Christopher Columbus statues.

PFLEGER: Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther says the City Hall statue will be taken down, too.

PFLEGER: He says cities can remove the statues all they want, but they won't be able to erase Columbus completely.