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MonicaPVD t1_j80g3bw wrote on February 10, 2023 at 6:38 PM

Reply to comment by Prota_Gonist in Former Providence mayor has interest in purchasing Columbus statue by Previous_Floor

No one is recasting him as a hero today. That was done by Italian Americans a lifetime ago and it was an effective strategy. Modern Americans have a much broader understanding of history and humanity than was commonly available back then. That was then, this is now.