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Knights of Columbus produced a documentary film to set the record straight on the “real Columbus”
In an attempt to counter efforts to “cancel” Christopher Columbus, the Knights of Columbus has produced a video that portrays the Italian explorer as an imperfect hero who has been unfairly recast as a villain for political reasons.
While Columbus Day remains a federal holiday in the United States, on Friday, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation that the day would also be known as “Indigenous People’s Day.” The move follows successful lobbying in more than a dozen states and 100 cities to establish an Indigenous People’s Day (in some cases replacing Columbus Day), by activists who say the hero of Italian Americans committed violence against the Native people he encountered in the New World.
Continued below.
https://aleteia.org/2021/10/11/defenders-of-columbus-try-to-save-explorer-from-cancel-culture/
In an attempt to counter efforts to “cancel” Christopher Columbus, the Knights of Columbus has produced a video that portrays the Italian explorer as an imperfect hero who has been unfairly recast as a villain for political reasons.
While Columbus Day remains a federal holiday in the United States, on Friday, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation that the day would also be known as “Indigenous People’s Day.” The move follows successful lobbying in more than a dozen states and 100 cities to establish an Indigenous People’s Day (in some cases replacing Columbus Day), by activists who say the hero of Italian Americans committed violence against the Native people he encountered in the New World.
Continued below.
https://aleteia.org/2021/10/11/defenders-of-columbus-try-to-save-explorer-from-cancel-culture/
