Word: columbus
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...trial's first witness, first-year law student Tanya Green, said she spoke for native American who were victimized by Columbus and his followers. Greenaccused him of countless atrocities, including"some of the most heinous forms of slavery...
Green characterized the celebration ofColumbus' voyage as "a celebration of theannihilation of an entire people." She said thatinstead of celebrating Columbus' voyage, peopleshould learn about and respect other cultures...
Third-year law student, Brian Glasser, whotestified as Columbus, said that the explorersought only to convert the Native American peopleto Christianity...
...limited to blindly paying homage to that person, especially at an institution of higher learning. We should take the time to study the achievements of the person who the holiday is named after. It is in this spirit that the Minority Student Alliance (MSA) sponsors the observance of Columbus Day on Widener stems this afternoon. This observance of the holiday consists of a silent vigil from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. and will be followed by a speakout by student leaders of the sponsoring organizations...
...vigil will take another look at the Columbus Day holiday. When asked about Christopher Columbus' most important achievement, most people think of the obvious, his so-called "discovery" of America. Every American schoolchild can point to the teacher that told him of Columbus' discovery of America, and the person that taught him the famous nmenonic device "in 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue." I can remember seeing the painting of Columbus meeting with native Americans on a beach in a history book and just placing that in my mind as Columbus' discovery of America...