Historical Statues, Street Names Center Of Debate In Philadelphia As Protests Continue For 4th Straight Weekend

Alecia Reid reports.

CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA, THIS ISCBS-3 EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 11:00.TONIGHT AT 11, PUSHING FORCHANGE, DOZENS GATHER FOR APEACEFUL "BLACK LIVES MATTER"RALLY IN SOUTH JERSEY.THE RALLY COMES AS CALLSCONTINUE TO DEMAND CHANGES TOTHE FUTURES AND PLACEMENTS OFHISTORICAL STATUES AND SIGNS INAND AROUND THE CITY OFPHILADELPHIA.GOOD EVENING, I'M JOE HOLDEN.PROTESTERS, DEMONSTRATED AGAINTODAY FOR THE FOURTH WEEKEND INA ROW.THE DEBATE CENTERING OVERPAINFUL REMINDERS OF THE PAST INPURSUIT OF RACIAL EQUITY.EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTERALECIA REID LIVE IN SPRINGGARDEN TONIGHT WITH THE STORY.ALECIA.Reporter: JOE, PROTESTERSCONTINUE TO PUSH FOR CHANGE,THAT INCLUDES REMOVINGCONTROVERSIAL STATUES, AND ALSORENAMING STREETS DEDICATED TOHISTORICAL FIGURES THAT ARE NOWQUESTIONABLE.A MONUMENT TO CHRISTOPHERCOLUMBUS.THAT HAS STOOD IN PENN'S LANDINGFOR DECADES NOW STOPPINGRESIDENTS IN THEIR TRACKS.I HOPE IT'S START IN THERIGHT DIRECTION.THE.Reporter: THE DELAWARE RIVERWATERFRONT CORE BOARDED THE BASEOF THE 106-FOOT CULTURE, IT'SIDEA ADVISE I HAVE HISTORY FORSOME.NOW, THESE BOARDS INVITEINLOOKERS TO SHARE THEIR HOPESFOR THE FUTURE OF PHILADELPHIA.IN NO TIME NOTES LIKE EQUITY,SOLIDARITY AND END SYSTEMICRACISM WERE POSTED.WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH IT NOWWILL STOP PEOPLE IN THEIR TRACKSAND MAYBE MAKE THEM THINK,ESPECIALLY PEOPLE THAT MIGHT NOTHAVE THOUGHT BEFORE WHAT THISMONUMENT USED TO STAND FOR.Reporter: IN SOUTH PHILLY ACAMPAIGN TO RENAME TANEY STREETIS GAINING STEAM.FIRST TO BRING ATTENTION TO WHOJUSTICE ROGER TANEY WAS.HE WROTE THE DECISION IN THEDREAD SCOTT CASE WHICH IS KNOWNTO BE ONE OF THE MOST RACIST ANDINFLAMMATORY DECISIONS THE U.S.SUPREME COURT EVER MADE.AND IT BASICALLY SAID THAT BLACKAMERICANS COULDN'T BE U.S.CITIZENS.Reporter: PROTESTERS AREPUSHING FOR CITY COUNCIL TOINTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE RENAMEBEING THE STREET AFTER SOMEONEWHO THEY FEEL RESPECTS ALLAMERICANS AND AS RACIALLYINCLUSIVE.A GROUP VISITING PHILADELPHIAGREED, THERE IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUEIN OUR COUNTRY THAT NEEDSADDRESSING.THE PROBLEM IS THE SYSTEM.AND THE PROBLEM IS THEFOUNDATION.AND WE NEED ALL -- WE NEED TOALL FIGURE OUT SOMEHOW TO COMETOGETHER AS A PEOPLE AND FIX THEReporter: IN THE MEANTIME,RESIDENTS WHO SUPPORT KEEPINGTHE CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS STATUEIN ITS LONG TIME HOME AT MARCONIPARK TODAY PITCHED IN FORCOMMUNITY CLEANUP.THEY'VE SECURED A LEGALAGREEMENT WITH CITY OFFICIALS TOLET THE ART COMMISSION DECIDETHE NEXT STEPS FOR THE NOW BOXEDUP STATUE.THE MAYOR SAYS HE SUPPORTSRENAMING TANEY STREET.AS FOR THE COLUMBUS MONUMENT INPENN'S LANDING, OFFICIALS SAYTHEY'RE IN THE BEGINNING PROCESSFOR PUBLIC INPUT THAT COULDINCLUDE ITS REMOVAL.