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Philly grapples with statues of Frank Rizzo, Christopher Columbus, and more a year after protests

The city is still grappling with place names and monuments that honor people whose legacies many find offensive — and how to implement a better system of commemoration going forward.

Protesters attempt to burn and bring down the Frank Rizzo statue outside of the Municipal Services Building in Philadelphia last year.
Protesters attempt to burn and bring down the Frank Rizzo statue outside of the Municipal Services Building in Philadelphia last year.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer