Family member of Teddy Roosevelt weighs in on statue removal: 'I think it gives the wrong message'

A statue of Theodore Roosevelt at the American Museum of Natural History will be coming down in New York City. The museum says it conveys a racist message, and the great-great-grandson of the president, who lives in Philadelphia, agrees. "If you look at it now, I think it gives the wrong message," said Kermit Roosevelt III, who's a professor at Penn Law. The statue has stood at the entrance to the museum in New York since 1940. READ MORE: https://6abc.com/society/roosevelts-family-member-weighs-in-on-statue-removal/6260380/

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