Theodore Roosevelt statue at New York museum to be relocated

A prominent statue of Theodore Roosevelt at the entrance of The American Museum of Natural History will be removed after years of criticism that it symbolizes colonial subjugation and racial discrimination

NEW YORK -- A prominent statue of Theodore Roosevelt at the entrance of The American Museum of Natural History will be removed after years of criticism that it symbolizes colonial subjugation and racial discrimination. The New York City Public Design Commission voted unanimously Monday to relocate the statue, which depicts the former president on horseback with a Native American man and an African man flanking the horse, according to The New York Times. The newspaper said the statue will go to a yet-to-be-designated cultural institution dedicated to Roosevelt's life and legacy. The bronze statue has stood at the museum’s Central Park West entrance since 1940.