Rename Columbus Day!
Reconsider the true story behind this day...
Lets Rename it to "Discovery Day"
Columbus Day in the United States for many years now, was a national holiday. It is important to ask ourselves why we celebrate the holidays we do. In celebrating holidays such as Columbus Day we should think is this really a holiday. Death and destruction should not be celebrated, that is not what a holiday is. We should stop observing Columbus Day, honoring the explorer who treated Native Americans with violence and terror.
Columbus is No Hero his a Villain
I believe the true desire behind the journey was Columbus greed for wealth and power. He had a strong greed for money and gold. Columbus killed thousands of innocent Native Americans. He lied even to his own people. I know America would never have a day in celebration for Hitler. So why would we celebrate a day for a man who is just like him. His name doesn't deserve to be a holiday.
Terrible Man
His greed for gold caused destruction for many lives. He took advantage of the natives generosity to him by taking more than his share of gold and food from them and giving nothing in return.
Slave Trade Leader
Columbus was the one who started the slave trade in the New World, he enslaved Indians making them work in harsh conditions, such as wiping them and starving them, causing thousands of natives to die.
Unfairness to the Native Americans
Native American population was nearly destroyed. Genocide, slavery were important hardships that they had to overcome.
Indigenous People Deserve a Day of Honor
We should have a day to celebrate their importance to America. And remember the painful and emotional struggles they went through. If we make America have a holiday about the culture of the indigenous peoples. it will restore respect to a group of people who went through so many scrapes.
Video on what People have to say about Columbus Day....
Reconsider Columbus Day
Sources
Fedor, Lauren. “Columbus Change Spurs Response.” The Brown Daily Herald. N.p., 14 Apr. 2009. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. <http://www.browndailyherald.com/columbus-change-spurs-response-1.1712917>.
Hoffman, Kimberly. “US History.” Period 6. Madison High School, Portland, OR. 19 Sept. 2012. In Person.
Leonard, Paul. "POLL: Rename Columbus Day? - Fort Greene-Clinton Hill, NY Patch." Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Patch. N.p., 10 Oct. 2011. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://fortgreene.patch.com/articles/poll-rename-columbus-day>.
"Petition to Rename Columbus Day." The Petition Site. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/renamecolumbusday/>.
Hoffman, Kimberly. “US History.” Period 6. Madison High School, Portland, OR. 19 Sept. 2012. In Person.
Leonard, Paul. "POLL: Rename Columbus Day? - Fort Greene-Clinton Hill, NY Patch." Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Patch. N.p., 10 Oct. 2011. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://fortgreene.patch.com/articles/poll-rename-columbus-day>.
"Petition to Rename Columbus Day." The Petition Site. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/renamecolumbusday/>.