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Peer reviewedVarona, Frank – Social Studies Texan, 1992
Discusses the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Columbus' arrival in the Americas. Criticizes contemporary condemnation of Columbus as unproductive. Acknowledges the deaths of countless Native Americans through disease and warfare. Recognizes that the pre-Columbian Americas did not comprise a paradise. Concludes that commemorating the…
Descriptors: American Indian History, Criticism, Culture Conflict, Diseases
