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Christopher Columbus was a fraud. Can we stop celebrating his legacy now?

The guy gets a federal holiday, but what did he actually accomplish?

Christopher Columbus was a fraud. Can we stop celebrating his legacy now?

Christopher Columbus statue

Photo by Blaz Erzetic on Unsplash

When I was a little, I would get extremely excited for the second Monday in October, primarily because it offered an additional day off from school. Yes, I'm consciously aware of how ignorant that sounds. But like most children, I was unaware of the dark history surrounding Columbus Day, primarily because Christopher Columbus was considered as a great dude.

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