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Statue of Christopher Columbus

L.A. County formally replaces Columbus Day

Source: High School Insider by The Los Angeles Times

Acknowledging the role European settlement in the Americas had on native people, the city of Los Angeles renamed the holiday to commemorate Christopher Columbus as “Indigenous Peoples Day.”

This entry was posted in Coming to America and tagged Current Events, Historic Figures, History on October 1, 2017 by Anita Hacker.

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