10/9/17 O&A NYC THIS WEEK: The Ugly Truth About Christopher Columbus

Growing up, we were all taught that Columbus discovered America. However, this is not the case at all. Columbus got lost looking for India, and instead landed in the Caribbean.

There is a reason why the people living on the islands do not acknowledge him as the hero that we as Americans do. Christopher Columbus was a terrorist and Columbus Day should be abolished from the list of U.S. holidays and forgotten completely. 

Christopher Columbus… A man responsible for the genocide of native people. A man who raped, pillaged and plundered through the villages of the vulnerable. A man who enslaved thousands and tore families apart. A man who is celebrated all across America.

The Ugly Truth About Christopher Columbus

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