Destruction of Junipero Serra statutes put missions on edge, others work on educating about colonial history

Statues and other symbols honoring Junipero Serra, a Spanish colonial and leading figure in California’s missionary history, have come under fire recently, as civil rights advocates statewide pick up the mantle of their counterparts across the country — who have called for the removal of monuments lauding some of the nation’s most prominent slave holders.
The nation’s attention in recent weeks has been focused on police brutality, systemic racism and the ways in which the