It can be easy to hold onto what you think is correct. I was taught in school that Columbus discovered America, although that may not be true he did signify the start of the major voyages. I find it easier to understand others struggles when put into perspective. This hit hard.

 Imagine, for example, if Germany celebrated its Holocaust with a “Hitler Day” as the United States does with Columbus Day?

Sorrells, Kathryn Sorrells (2012-01-13). Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice (p. 60). SAGE Publications. Kindle Edition.

David Stannard (1992) wrote, “The destruction of the Indians of the Americas was, far and away, the most massive act of genocide in the history of the world” (p. x). The devastating genocide of indigenous peoples of the Americas is one of many silenced histories.

Sorrells, Kathryn Sorrells (2012-01-13). Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice (p. 60). SAGE Publications. Kindle Edition.