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African americans and immigrant groups. >> reporter: roosevelt helped create the national park system on once native land. >> what roosevelt did is participate in takingeing nativ land and locking it up in the public domain but that doesnt change the fact it was native land. >> reporter: opposition to the statute built in the 1970s. the movement reaching a height in recent years as the racial reckoning led to a reexamine nation of national heroes. the public design commission unanimously voted l...

Conservationist but scholars say he was also an imperialist. he said of immigrants in an address to congress, the laws now existing for exclusion of undesirable immigrants should be strengthened. >> its pretty clear his personal opinions were, quite frankly, racist, especially in regard to indigenous americans, african americans, and many immigrant groups. >> reporter: roosevelt helped create the national parks system but he did it on once native land. >> what roosevelt did was participate in ta...

1970s. the movement reaching a crescendo in recent years as the nations racial reckoning led to a reexamination of many national heroes. the commission voted last june to lone it on a long-term basis. its a move even members of the roosevelt family support. roosevelts great grandson saying in a statement to don lemon tonight, i dont think the statues racial hierarchy is a good representation of teddy roosevelts legacy. athena jones, cnn, new york. still ahead, the weather system that brought s...

Regard to indigenous americans, african americans, and many immigrant groups. >> reporter: roosevelt helped create the national park system, but he did it on once native land. >> what roosevelt did was participate in taking native land, putting it in the public domain and locking it up in the public domain for the good of all. but that doesnt change the fact that it was native land. >> reporter: opposition to the statue began to build in the 1970s. the movement reaching a crescendo in recent yea...