Christopher Columbus deserves his day back in San Francisco
The 20 year process of renaming San Francisco’s Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day culminated in 2018 when the city council made the name change official. Activists cheered and socialites clinked their glasses while most San Franciscans nodded along in acknowledgement that it was the right thing to do.
Nobody stopped to ask: Who are these Indigenous People and why is it so important to celebrate them instead of Christopher Columbus?
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