tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36737438.post9006777100944293942..comments2023-10-09T12:53:26.057-04:00Comments on USHistoryBlog.com: Christopher Columbus the Tyrantklkatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972547410066863818noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36737438.post-79743742418813769792010-09-27T10:28:05.705-04:002010-09-27T10:28:05.705-04:00dinner dinner dinner dinnerdinner dinner dinner dinnerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36737438.post-74727087718713365272010-09-27T10:27:03.287-04:002010-09-27T10:27:03.287-04:00dnnnnnnndnnnnnnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36737438.post-28141222928631346442010-09-04T10:18:41.955-04:002010-09-04T10:18:41.955-04:00History cannot be changed, that's true, but wh...History cannot be changed, that's true, but when the history being taught is a lie, that's a crime! If we teach that Christopher Columbus is a good man when you read about what he really did and what his motivations were it truly is a let down. I feel betrayed. He enslaved a people and was the cause of the destruction of cultures. They chopped off hands of natives who didn't collect enough gold. We really need to stop this worship of this evil man. <br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36737438.post-50492569678286580412010-01-11T21:19:59.193-05:002010-01-11T21:19:59.193-05:00Mike,
Thanks for your comment. You're obviousl...Mike,<br />Thanks for your comment. You're obviously referring to the Kevin who commented on this post and not me (the Kevin who wrote it).<br /><br />I think your bluntness is refreshing yet a little disheartening. There is a better alternative. Try having your kid read "Still I Rise" - it's a graphic novel about highlighting african american history. <br /><br />I teach in the Philadelphia school district where we have 10th graders learn African American history - an entire class dedicated to it. To be honest, I'd prefer to change the US history class to incorporate more African american history as opposed to creating an entire class on the subject, but it is a progressive move. <br /><br />Thanks for reading mike... keep your kid asking those questions and maybe change will come.klkatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972547410066863818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36737438.post-24466208868516239872010-01-11T20:50:45.177-05:002010-01-11T20:50:45.177-05:00Kevin. with all due respect i think your perspecti...Kevin. with all due respect i think your perspecticive is a bit scewed. history is history and that can't be changed but let's not act as if this guy was a good guy. 1st of all you cant discover land that is already inhabited so let's correct the books that our kids are learning from. my child asked his teacher today "how come there's no african american history being taught in his social studies class?" his teacher replied there was a mention of slaves in the lewis and clark era. And as far as your question "what if the united states never existed?" my people may not have been enslaved and packed in ships like sardines and used as a commodity and the blacks in this country would maybe have some since of heritage. we the only race on this earth that cannot properly trace back our roots to where we came from or what our customs were. just tell the real story in the books! My anscestors were killed off! <br /><br />Thanks Mr. Columbus!mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36737438.post-87845553237226659482009-10-12T17:19:00.711-04:002009-10-12T17:19:00.711-04:00I agree that History being taught in elementary sc...I agree that History being taught in elementary school isn't always accurate..hell, washington never really cut down a cherry tree...but why are people so intent on dismantling this holiday? Every nation at that time period was trying to explore and make a land grab. Yes, horrible things happened because of his discovery but that's life. People talk as though horrible things never ever happened before in the history of man kind. Without Columbus discovering the Americas we probably would not be living the life we would be living today. What if the United States never existed? Many of our ancestors would probably have been killed off or conquered by Nazi Germany and my ancestors probably would be living under Japanese rule. I am a big history buff and yes, the truth of history should be taught but people need to accept the past and not waste petty time griping about it and trying to change the wrongs of generations past. I mean, how far back do we go to change the wrongs? Should I go back to China and start a campaign to make the Mongolians pay retribution for terrorizing China in centuries past? We should celebrate the Columbus's discovery and use the holiday to reflect on the past and learn from it instead of doing away with it (as is already happening across the country).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13966915023043697483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36737438.post-8810861507590869842008-10-19T07:34:00.000-04:002008-10-19T07:34:00.000-04:00Hi klkatzI wondered if you would like to feature t...Hi klkatz<BR/>I wondered if you would like to feature two of my blogs:<BR/>http://july1914.blogspot.com<BR/>http://grandtour1932.blogspot.com (not yet completed)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Both concern my family history, the first being the diary of my grandmother who was stranded in Europe at the outbreak of WWI and the second being letters home from a tour of Europe taken by my g/father, g/mother and father in 1932. They both offer personal testimonies on conditions of the time and although not ground-shaking stuff may provide source material for somebody's thesis. <BR/><BR/>I am a history grad (as you say), child of US citizens long resident in London (now both deceased) and I salute your wonderful enthusiasm.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes and hoping to hear from you (my email is naomi_klein@yahoo.co.uk). I go by the name of Bathsheba online.Bathshebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485397130470355889noreply@blogger.com