this week where it stood for nearly 80 years. the monument criticized as a symbol of racism. athena jones has the story. reporter: the statute spent more than eight decades welcoming visitors to new york city s american museum of national he sry. the statute designed by american scu sculptor, depicted on horseback towering over two sparsely clothed man. one native american, the other bo black. meant to represent north america and africa. the critics like bill de blasio say it deapplpicts black and indigenous people as inferior. after years of debate. the controversial work is being moved. i think it s fair to say that, you know, we should see these as complicated issues:roosevelt was a