We Should Abolish Columbus Day

o begin with, Christopher Columbus’ legacy was more negative because he created the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The Slave Trade was the cause of years of suffering for Africans and Native Americans and the trend began slavery in the Americas. According to Rebecca Dobbs, professor at the university of North Carolina and her article Why We Should Abolish Columbus Day “He also sent large shipments of these people to Europe as slaves, thus beginning the pattern of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Others

Today communities that are against celebrating Columbus Day have protested because they want to celebrate Indigenous People’s Day instead. The Indigenous people continue to be affected by their time of slavery with Christopher Columbus or to those that have ancestors. Now communities can get a better understanding of whom Christopher Columbus really is. Columbus Day should be abolished all together because Christopher Columbus did not discover America, he is not the hero everyone thinks he is, and

celebrate a national holiday known as Columbus day. It is a day in which Christopher Columbus is honored, for the discovery of the Americas. Most students all across the country have the day off from school because of this holiday. All of these people take this day off to celebrate Christopher Columbus and his work, but they do not actually know what it is that he did after he founded America and the natives. People are not told or aware of everything that Columbus did, in most schools people do not

Durgen!" (Spongebob) We were taught in school the saying, "In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue," to help us remember when Christopher Columbus "discovered" America. We learned the Spanish monarchy funded him and he set sail on the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria in hopes of finding a route to the riches that were in the west indies. He landed on an island, and this was how what we know as America was discovered and referenced as "the New World." We even have a day set aside here in the

world. The Columbian Exchange was mostly about the exchanges of plants, disease, animals, technology. They had to adjust to the 9European and Native American way of life. The beginning after Columbus adventure in the 1492 the exchanged lasted throughout the years expanding the lands and discovering. The Columbus exchanged impacted the social and cultural make- up of the Atlantic tremendously. The plants and animals of the two worlds impacted them with growing food, and being able to eat, they also

states but what if we had too much freedom? Society today, has people taken from homes, killed or tortured for no reason, and slavery still goes on, hence, pimping. What happened to the constitution, amendments, or the declaration of independence? Rules designed to abolish malice ways like these. In my eyes, all boundaries to keep our nation unified seem to have been forgotten. Most conflicts began with opposing opinions. Two strong headed people with firm beliefs. Christopher Columbus voyaged out of

During the first four weeks of class, we have learned about a copious amount of material both in and out of the classroom. We discussed the topic of history as a whole, as well as the syllabus and expectations in the introductory class. In subsequent classes, we discussed topics including Christopher Columbus’s role as either an explorer or an exploiter, the significance of the slave and spice trade, and the reformation in Europe. Outside of class, we have read an abundant amount of information out

after Columbus discovered America, on the train human trafficking slavery. However, slavery brutally murdered has been canceled in 1851 but African people in the US is treated evil worse than discrimination, including being separate, out of school in the universities, no full citizenship. Until the 1960s, when President Kennedy abolished the whole behavior racism, the United States started to equal policy for all race. Based from documents, the evidence provides that why slavery should be abolished

Pledge of Allegiance in the Public School System The Pledge of Allegiance has become a major issue for students, teachers, parents and lawmakers. The original intention of the pledge was not to stir up trouble, but for a celebration of Christopher Columbus discovery of the new world. The pledge is no longer thought of as a celebration, but an infringement on children's religious beliefs. Do you believe that children's rights are being infringed on? Some people believe that the pledge is a great honor

William Kotlinski APUSH Mr. Jacobs Lies My Teachers Told Me Summaries and Reflection Chapter One Throughout history, people have been made into heroes. These heroes are portrayed as perfect or without mistakes. Helen Keller and Woodrow Wilson are two of the heroes who are discussed in the chapter. Helen Keller is famous for being the deaf-blind girl who learned how to read, write, and speak; but not much is known by the public about her political views. Loewen