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Whose History Matters? Students Can Name Columbus, but Most Have Never Heard of the Taíno People
Whose History Matters? Students Can Name Columbus, but Most Have Never Heard of the Taíno People
Bill Bigelow · Columbus’s treatment of the Taíno people meets the UN definition of genocide. But there has also been a curricular genocide — erasing the memory of the Taíno from our nation’s classrooms
The Real Irish-American Story Not Taught in Schools
The Real Irish-American Story Not Taught in Schools
Bill Bigelow · “Wear green on St. Patrick’s Day or get pinched.” That pretty much sums up the Irish-American “curriculum” that I learned when I was in school. Yes, I recall a nod to the so-called Potato Famine, but it was mentioned only in passing.
Time to Abolish Columbus Day
Time to Abolish Columbus Day
Bill Bigelow · Once again this year many schools will pause to commemorate Christopher Columbus. Given everything we know about who Columbus was and what he launched in the Americas, this needs to stop.