Columbus Day Symbols

October 12 columbus day isn t about racism or white supremacy.

Columbus day symbols. Columbus day is a national holiday in many countries of the americas and elsewhere which officially celebrates the anniversary of christopher columbus s arrival in the americas on october 12 1492 julian calendar. How columbus of all people became a national symbol october 6 2017 4 36pm edt updated october 10 2017 10 49am edt william francis keegan university of florida. Christopher columbus and the day on which americans celebrate him are not symbols of oppression but symbols of american pluralism the acceptance of a new influx of americans from columbus. Army sends e mail calling maga and columbus day symbols of white supremacy.

Columbus day the day we celebrate christopher columbus s historic discovery of the americas in 1492 is a most unusual american holiday as it commemorates an event that occurred well before the united states was a nation. A rogue member of the u s. It s time for columbus day to go away and be replaced by indigenous peoples day as a national holiday. This holiday is controversial because the european settlement in the americas led to the demise of the history and culture of the indigenous peoples.

Columbus day is not a symbol of oppression but a symbol of american pluralism the acceptance of a new influx of americans from columbus native italy. That shift would require people to think about the fact that this country was founded on taking over territory that belonged to the indigenous peoples who are still here and whose ancestors lived here for thousands of years and had their own societies their own culture and their own. Army sent out an e mail to all personnel proclaiming the phrase make america great again an indicator of white supremacy. And yet in the 500 years since columbus s sighting the day has become distinctly american.

Columbus day which is on the second monday of october remembers christopher columbus arrival to the americas on october 12 1492. It would have been october 21 1492 on the gregorian proleptic calendar which extends the gregorian calendar to dates prior to its adoption in 1582. Army sends e mail calling maga and columbus day symbols of white supremacy.