Teddy Roosevelt Statue to Be Removed from Entrance of NYC Museum of Natural History

The Theodore Roosevelt statue that sits at the entrance of New York City’s Museum of Natural History is set to be removed. The bronze statue that depicts the 26th president riding horseback has stood at the museum’s Central Park West entrance since 1940. It’s not the former president people have an issue with, but rather who he’s accompanied by on either side. The statue includes a Native American man and an African American man standing next to the horse. It’s argued the image represents “colonial expansion and racial discrimination”. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio made the official announcement to remove the statue yesterday, agreeing that it “explicitly depicts black and indigenous people as subjugated and racially inferior.” It’s reported there have been demands to remove it for years, but the decision wasn’t made until now, presumably in light of recent protests. It’s still unclear when exactly the statue will be removed or where it will go.