How did Christopher Columbus, the man who first brutalized the inhabitants of the New World, become a hero in a nation guilty of its own atrocities against Indigenous peoples? The controversy surrounding one of America's most useful and enduring symbols is reignited every year, as a generation of people raised on instant access to information are learning what isn't taught in class.
How did Christopher Columbus, the man who first brutalized the inhabitants of the New World, become a hero in a nation guilty of its own atrocities against Indigenous peoples? The controversy surrounding one of America's most useful and enduring symbols is reignited every year, as a generation of people raised on instant access to information are learning what isn't taught in class.
