The Columbus Day Debate- Should Columbus Day be a holiday in the United States?
COLUMBUS DAY EVIDENCE
Below are resources for forming your opinion on whether or not Columbus Day should be a holiday in the United States. I have not organized these resources by viewpoint (for or against Columbus Day). That is for you to determine as you view the sites.
Neutral Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day
Source #1: http://www.indians.org/welker/byecolum.htm
Source #2: www.osia.org/documents/Celebrate_Col_Day.pdf
Source #3: http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=objectivism_columbus
Source #4: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/columbus_day
Source #5: http://www.auburn.edu/~sayejoh/4050/s/Columbus.pdf
Source #6: http://www.startribune.com/in-defense-of-christopher-columbus/279629112/
Source #7: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/christopher-columbus-hero-or-villain/
Source #8: http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/thevoyagesofcolumbus/a/09columbustruth.htm
Below are resources for forming your opinion on whether or not Columbus Day should be a holiday in the United States. I have not organized these resources by viewpoint (for or against Columbus Day). That is for you to determine as you view the sites.
Neutral Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day
Source #1: http://www.indians.org/welker/byecolum.htm
Source #2: www.osia.org/documents/Celebrate_Col_Day.pdf
Source #3: http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=objectivism_columbus
Source #4: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/columbus_day
Source #5: http://www.auburn.edu/~sayejoh/4050/s/Columbus.pdf
Source #6: http://www.startribune.com/in-defense-of-christopher-columbus/279629112/
Source #7: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/christopher-columbus-hero-or-villain/
Source #8: http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/thevoyagesofcolumbus/a/09columbustruth.htm