Shouldn't there be a petition to remove Columbus day as a holiday (extremist, myth)
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He was engaged in the slave trade and some of those sold were girls that age, and sold for sexual purposes. Whether or not he actually raped them isn't known.
He was engaged in the slave trade and some of those sold were girls that age, and sold for sexual purposes. Whether or not he actually raped them isn't known.
Italian Americans take great pride in Columbus Day. That would be the equivalent of getting rid of MLK Day in January. You just don't want to p**s off these ethnic groups nowadays.
He was engaged in the slave trade and some of those sold were girls that age, and sold for sexual purposes. Whether or not he actually raped them isn't known.
So did Chief Seattle, he had slaves and also made war on neighboring tribes. So where is the outrage about the name of the city of Seattle? Is that the kind of person "indigenous persons" day is supposed to celebrate?
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