The Columbus Citizens Foundation has urged the University of Notre Dame to reconsider its recent censorship of Christopher Columbus murals from the University’s Main Building.
Notre Dame’s President, Reverend John Jenkins, has recently made public the university’s plans to cover the 12 murals portraying various stages of Columbus’s life. The murals were painted by Luigi Gregori, a renowned Italian artist, in the 1880s.
Marian Pardo, President of the Columbus Citizens Foundation, said of Notre Dame’s recent act of historical censure; “We cannot understand how an institution of higher learning is willing to participate in the eradication of history in such a blatant manner. Thousands of Americans of all ethnicities and races across the nation have always looked to Notre Dame as an institution dedicated to the expansion of knowledge and the recognition of the contributions of all. The University’s recent decision affirms that this trust was misplaced. The Columbus Citizens Foundation urges the President and School of Fellows to reconsider their decision.”
