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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
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
Bill Bigelow · 8,699 views
The Real Irish-American Story Not Taught in Schools
The Real Irish-American Story Not Taught in Schools
“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...
Bill Bigelow · 11,285 views
Time to Abolish Columbus Day
Time to Abolish Columbus Day
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.
Bill Bigelow · 1,982 views
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