Black Lives Matter protesters in Baltimore have torn down a statue of Christopher Columbus and tossed it into the harbor.
The powerful moment occurred on Saturday night (July 4), and is the latest development of a monument depicting slaver owners and colonizers to be toppled.
Videos taken at the demonstration captured the moment a delighted crowd celebrated at the statues was torn from its plinth.
A subsequent video shows the destroyed statue being dumped in the Baltimore harbor.
The marble statue was originally erected in 1984, and is one of three monuments to Columbus in the city, according to the Baltimore Sun.
In response to the backlash over the statues, the city council introduced a bill earlier this week that will seek to rename one of the Columbus statues in honor of victims of police brutality, Buzzfeed News reports.
Per TMZ, a spokesperson for Baltimore mayor Bernard Young said: "We understand the dynamics that are playing out in Baltimore are part of a national narrative."
This incident is the latest in the long line of Columbus monuments to be targeted, with statues in Miami, Richmond, St. Paul, and Boston all being either removed or vandalized.
Yesterday, President Trump announced during his 2020 Keystone, South Dakota, rally that anybody found guilty of vandalizing federal statues or monuments will get a minimum of 10 years in prison.
The President said to raucous applause: "Under the executive order I signed last week - pertaining to the Veterans’ Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act and other laws - people who damage or deface federal statues or monuments will get a minimum of 10 years in prison.
"And obviously, that includes our beautiful Mount Rushmore."
People are still waiting to see whether or not Columbus Day - a national holiday celebrating Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492 - will still go ahead on October 12, with several Change.org petitions already calling for its removal from our national calendars.