In fact, Columbus Day became a nationally celebrated holiday following a mass lynching of Italians in New Orleans—the largest incident of lynching in American history. In 1892—the 400th ...

Though Trump has long objected to telling the country's history through a lens of diversity and oppression ... American immigrants in New Orleans in 1891 that led to the first Columbus Day celebration ...

Instead, Trump will focus on Columbus Day and its namesake explorer despite the dark history and legacy of Christopher Columbus. Trump announces that he’s ‘bringing Columbus Day back’ Trump ...

Biden recognized the complicated history of Indigenous Peoples and Columbus Day saying U.S. policies have systematically "sought to assimilate and displace Native people and eradicate Native ...

Columbus Day has long been controversial, since the explorer never landed on the North American mainland and was a “homicidal tyrant who initiated the two greatest crimes in the history of the ...

Last week, President Trump announced he won’t recognize Indigenous Peoples Day and will bring Columbus Day “back from the ashes” — another sign some Native leaders say that advocacy for ...

“We are committed to presenting this history in its entirety ... new monument to immigrants to replace the Columbus statue.

Columbus Day, celebrated annually in October ... of a generations-long push to have more honest conversations about the history of the country and its founding. Columbus Day first gained traction ...