A Milanese friar mentions North America in 1345 text, 150 years before Columbus

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2. Columbus is a perfect example of how our history has been distorted.

Some early historians latched onto Columbus as a means of separating the young US from its early perception of being “discovered” by the British. Over the many decades, the fact that he did not discover North America and indeed never even set foot on the continent got lost. But we have known for decades that he played no role in our history, and we should just expunge him and use the truth instead of the myth. Indeed, if we teach about him at all, it should be to revile him for his brutality to the native island populations he encountered.

I have long wanted to remove Columbus Day as a national holiday and replace it with election day. I would call an election day holiday the John Lewis Voting Rights Day.