In 1492 a Genoan adventurer in the pay of Castilian royalty stumbled upon the Bahamas—-or invaded, conquered, and took the initial steps toward what would become in time the Columbian Holocaust. Hundreds of years later that fateful act was made into a narrative— “the discovery of America”—and that naming created a powerful and abiding myth.
RESIST the MYTH!
Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day!
Acknowledgment, inquiry, support, gratitude, respect, and reparations.
Bill Ayers 