After years of protests against its presence in front of New York’s American Museum of Natural History, a controversial statue of President Teddy Roosevelt on horseback surrounded by Native Americans has finally been taken down.
The bronze sculpture, which included Roosevelt on horseback and Native American and Black figures on either side of him, was erected in 1940 and has been considered offensive to people of color for decades.
Tim Fitzsimons of NBC News reported the statue removal process, which is being “conducted with historic preservation specialists and approved by multiple New York City agencies, will include restoration of the plaza in front of the Museum [and] will continue through the spring.”
