Vandalism damages monument to frontiersman ‘Kit’ Carson, who led campaigns against Native Americans ...Middle East

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Police in New Mexico’s capital city on Friday were investigating the partial destruction of a public monument to a 19th century frontiersman and U.S. soldier who had a leading role in the death of hundreds of Native Americans during Anglo-American settlement of the American West. The monument to Christopher “Kit” Carson has been encircled by a plywood barrier for its own protection since 2020, when Santa Fe was swept by the movement to remove depictions of historical figures who mistreated Native Americans amid a national reckoning over racial injustice. The monument’s upper spire was toppled Thursday evening. Photos showed an abandoned pickup truck and cable that may h

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