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New York City Museum Taking Down Statue Of President Theodore Roosevelt

Ryan Saavedra
New York City Museum Taking Down Statue Of President Theodore Roosevelt
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The American Museum of Natural History in New York City announced on Sunday that it is going to remove a statue of former President Theodore Roosevelt that has been located on the property for 80 years.

The museum made the call to take down the statue and New York City, which owns the building and property, agreed with the museum’s decision, according to The New York Times. The bronze statue features Roosevelt on horseback and flanked on both sides by an African man and a Native American man.

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