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1 day ago · In the book, Dr. Clarke analyzes the role played by Cristobal Colon, aka, Christopher Columbus in this horrendous crime against the African people which led to consequences such as racism that African people still confront today in their daily lives. To Dr. Clarke, “The Columbus anniversary is a celebration of mass murder, slavery, and conquest.
16 hours ago · My book: There is no such entity as “Indian” except among the peoples of the Indian subcontinent. Christopher Columbus knew that; he just didn’t know where he was when he “discovered America.” The ensuing “misrecognition of natives as indians is both oppressive and a prison of false identities.”
2 days ago · Camacho signs students' books. She began writing the book while a principal at FAME — which was then called Christopher Columbus Academy — from 2003 to 2005. . She said while her own Cuban culture and other Latino traditions like cooking sofrito inspired her writing, it was her decades of work with students that really inspired her to share the message of always embracing one’s cultu
There were only a few things that I caught where knowing Icelandic (old Norse) was missing for deeper understanding. So two thumbs up for Neil Gaiman there. Gangi þér vel. The Sagas are by far the best books on the history of Iceland. Among the greatest literary texts of all time.
1 day ago · Arts & Entertainment. Highlights in History: May 10. May 10, 2024. 4 mins ago. In 1497, Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci departed on his first voyage to the New World. In 1503, Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover the Cayman Islands, and named them Las Tortugas after its sea turtles. In 1497, Italian navigator Amerigo ...
4 days ago · University of Oxford. Citation: Ms Louisa Hotson, review of The Long Sixties: America, 1955-1973, (review no. 2113) DOI: 10.14296/RiH/2014/2113. Date accessed: 7 May, 2024. Here is a textbook that lives up to the best ideals of the genre.
1 day ago · Third Places play a vital role in shaping our public health and unfortunately, they’re disappearing. In May of 2023, the Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Vivek Murthy, called attention to a current public health crisis in the country: loneliness and isolation (Department of Health and Human Services, 2023).
