debodun
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- way upstate in New York, USA
Some are calling it "Indigenous People's Day" now. Even this observance is fraught with controversy.
Columbus Day, Oct 13th this year
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Aunt Bea
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- Near Mount Pilot
Columbus is a very controversial figure in my community.
The Italian immigrants in our city worked for over 25 years to collect enough money and get enough support to finally erect a statue of Columbus in a circle bearing his name.
It was seen as a huge step in welcoming and assimilating the Italian American community in our city but even then there was controversy about a tribute to and for the Italian American population.
Today there has been an ongoing effort to remove the fountain and erase it from memory in the name of diversity and inclusion.
IMO if we value diversity and inclusion we should accept the relics of the past that had meaning to our parents and grandparents while making room for new monuments and tributes to people and events that have significance to current and future generations.
You don’t have to like or accept the romanticized version of Columbus that we were taught in elementary school but he’s still a part of our local community and should be accepted, not erased.
The Italian immigrants in our city worked for over 25 years to collect enough money and get enough support to finally erect a statue of Columbus in a circle bearing his name.
It was seen as a huge step in welcoming and assimilating the Italian American community in our city but even then there was controversy about a tribute to and for the Italian American population.
Today there has been an ongoing effort to remove the fountain and erase it from memory in the name of diversity and inclusion.
IMO if we value diversity and inclusion we should accept the relics of the past that had meaning to our parents and grandparents while making room for new monuments and tributes to people and events that have significance to current and future generations.
You don’t have to like or accept the romanticized version of Columbus that we were taught in elementary school but he’s still a part of our local community and should be accepted, not erased.
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