Sahasra CharugallaWhy American History is for White People: Christopher ColumbusWas Columbus the first to discover the Americas? Was he really a hero? Or did he kill thousands and start the Transatlantic Slave Trade?2d ago
Ben RoweAccuracy vs Storytelling in Ridley Scott’s “1492: Conquest of Paradise”This is a revised version of a piece I originally posed on Blogspot on February 10, 2014. It’s the most popular piece I ever had on my old…Aug 9, 20191
Sam UrsuinHistory UnzippedWho Discovered America?Don’t let the politics outshine the scienceJun 14, 2023Jun 14, 2023
Victoria LandruminWomen Write TooColumbus Never Landed in North America: The Genocide of Indigenous People but There’s More…..Indigenous People In America Jun 27Jun 27
John SailorsA DNA Search for Columbus’s Origin: Dueling LegaciesFew historical figures have had their legacy as hotly debated as Christopher Columbus’s. Today as many cry “Tear down the statues,” others…Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 2023
Sahasra CharugallaWhy American History is for White People: Christopher ColumbusWas Columbus the first to discover the Americas? Was he really a hero? Or did he kill thousands and start the Transatlantic Slave Trade?2d ago
Ben RoweAccuracy vs Storytelling in Ridley Scott’s “1492: Conquest of Paradise”This is a revised version of a piece I originally posed on Blogspot on February 10, 2014. It’s the most popular piece I ever had on my old…Aug 9, 20191
Sam UrsuinHistory UnzippedWho Discovered America?Don’t let the politics outshine the scienceJun 14, 2023
Victoria LandruminWomen Write TooColumbus Never Landed in North America: The Genocide of Indigenous People but There’s More…..Indigenous People In America Jun 27
John SailorsA DNA Search for Columbus’s Origin: Dueling LegaciesFew historical figures have had their legacy as hotly debated as Christopher Columbus’s. Today as many cry “Tear down the statues,” others…Sep 14, 2023
John Smart3 Notes on American Federal HolidaysOne should not exist, and we need at least one more.May 27
Grady BoldinginLessons from HistoryHatuey: The Caribbean Chief Who Chose Hell Over HeavenA Taino chief’s defiance of Spanish conquestOct 10, 2022
Top BossChristopher Columbus Was Completely CluelessIn the annals of history, there are moments when the fate of nations hangs precariously on the outcome of seemingly insignificant events…Mar 4
