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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    ‘A monument to white supremacy’: Activists call for the removal of Drake’s Cross in San Francisco

    Activists in Marin County are calling for the renaming of places commemorating Sir Francis Drake, the colonizer who sailed around the world in the 16th century.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 25, 2020 • 7m Listen

    Activists in Marin County are calling for the renaming of places commemorating Sir Francis Drake, the colonizer who sailed around the world in the 16th century. But one monument to Drake has gone largely unnoticed amid calls to tear down monuments to problematic people and parts of American history.

    Drake's Cross is 60 feet tall and sits in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Opponents call it a “monument to white supremacy.”

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    Why COVID-19 cases are spiking in California and US
    1. 0:00COVID-19 cases are spiking in California and US, but not other countries
    2. 8:22Why Junipero Serra statues are crumbling across California
    3. 14:53‘A monument to white supremacy’: Activists call for the removal of Drake’s Cross in San FranciscoYou’re reading this
    4. 22:26New book envisions what could happen if Trump loses reelection and refuses to concede
    5. 36:37Judd Apatow on ‘King of Staten Island’ and film industry amid COVID-19
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