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9 reasons Christopher Columbus was a murderer, tyrant, and scoundrel (www.vox.com)
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Why do we even celebrate Columbus Day?

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[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

If you want an actual answer, he was selected to give Italian-Americans something to celebrate. I guess they were a little less uptight about a little light genocide back then. Now of course we are giving a well deserved second look at his reputation.