#ColumbusDay “Each Crueler Than the Last”
On Statues of Christopher Columbus—and the Men Who Raised Them
"This story extends from the islands of the #Caribbean to the settlement that became St. Louis, charting the origins of the statue that stands in Tower Grove Park today. The following text contains many descriptions of graphic violence—the violence that was necessary to impose #European#colonialism white supremacy, #capitalism, and ultimately the sovereignty of the #UnitedStates on this land. Christopher Columbus set this violence in motion; Henry Shaw, the commissioner of the statue in St. Louis and the founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden, perpetuated it—as do those who venerate their legacy today." https://crimethinc.com/2018/09/10/each-crueler-than-the-last-on-statues-of-christopher-columbus-and-the-men-who-raised-them
