That’s right. I said it. I have blogged about Columbus statues here and here, but I also want to call your attention to Yoni Appelbaum‘s piece at The Atlantic: “How Columbus Day Fell Victim to Its Own Success.” The subtitle is “It’s...
I am in complete agreement with this piece by Laura Ruberto and Joseph Sciorra. (And it is not just because I am half Italian). If we are going to make an argument against Robert E. Lee statues because of the Jim Crow context in which they were erected, then...
It’s a day or two late, but I highly recommend reading Jay Case’s post on Columbus Day at his excellent blog The Circuit Reader. Case, who teaches American history at Malone College in Canton, Ohio, shows how Columbus Day...
