Howard Zinn — The Real Christopher Columbus

Worse than one could imagine. How original accumulation in America began. And it was downhill from there.

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The Real Christopher Columbus
Howard Zinn | formerly  Professor of Political Science, Boston University

See also Elias Isquith, 5 historical monsters arguably less terrible than Christopher Columbus at Salon.

Bryce Covert. Columbus’s Real Legacy: The Brutal Disparities Suffered By Native Americans at ThinkProgress