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Museum to remove Roosevelt statue decried as white supremacy

| June 21, 2020 4:03 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The American Museum of Natural History will remove a prominent statue of Theodore Roosevelt from its entrance after years of objections that it symbolizes colonial expansion and racial discrimination, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday.

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