A statue of Christopher Columbus—part of a memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol—lies on the ground after a group including self-identified members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) tore it down on June 10, 2020. Photograph by Tony Webster; CC BY 2.0.

Dedication engraved on the Christopher Columbus Memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol. Photograph by Peter DeCarlo, 2019.

Plaque added to the Columbus Memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol by the Christopher Columbus Memorial Association in 1992. Photograph by Peter DeCarlo, 2019.

The Christopher Columbus Memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol. Photograph by Peter DeCarlo, 2019.

Christopher Columbus Memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol. Photograph by Stan Waldhauser, 1982.

Painting of the Christopher Columbus Memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol by Clarence Rumsey Chaney, 1947.

Christopher Columbus Memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol, 1936. Photograph by A. F. Raymond.

Governor Floyd B. Olson speaking at the dedication of the Columbus Memorial at the Minnesota State Capitol, October 12, 1931.

Crowd at the unveiling ceremony of the Christopher Columbus Memorial on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol, October 12, 1931.

The speakers’ podium on the steps of the Minnesota Historical Society during the ceremony dedicating a Christopher Columbus Memorial on the grounds of the State Capitol, October 12, 1931.