When is that, again???
And WHY???
History is Written by the Winner Photo by davespilbrowdavespilbrow
Photo by athenaathena
World Expo Chicago, 1893 AMERICA Has Arrived!!!
Cool!!!
WOW!!! Even Cooler!!!
What should we call it? Photo by Fabiana ZoncaFabiana Zonca
The “Columbian Exposition”
come about??? So how did
Italian Immigrants Circa 1900
Photo by NYCMarinesNYCMarines
Photo by istolethetvistolethetv
Photo by NYCMarinesNYCMarines
You mean it was all about politics?
Uh... Yeah.
As a former governor of New York, FDR wanted to thank the ethnic voters who had supported his candidacy. Map by André KoehneAndré Koehne
revisionism by Jeff FrankenhauserJeff Frankenhauser
Interpretations of history change over time. by Jeff FrankenhauserJeff Frankenhauser
John Gast, American Progress (1872) progress The way we used to see it.
Visionary? Photographed by ClarkSuiClarkSui
Or VILLAIN?
Rage Against the Machine “Sleep Now in the Fire” The Battle for Los Angeles Photo by Stephen McleodStephen Mcleod Listen on YouTube
Photo by Viktoriya Malova RATM to Columbus:
Some on Purpose
Some by Accident
Some because we were left with no other choice...
Was this one of them?
Some people think so.
It’s about the values Columbus represents.
Christianity & Capitalism
Photo by Stephen McleodStephen Mcleod Socialism
John Gast, American Progress (1872)
Extinguished
A European Import?
Aztec Human Sacrifice Human sacrifice as shown in the Codex Magliabechiano
Anyone can be judged.
A PERMANENT trade relationship between Europe and the Americas
Animals Photo by Yathin S Krishnappa Photo by Dana Boomer
bubonic plague chicken pox common cold influenza leprosy malaria measles smallpox typhoid typhus whooping cough yellow fever yaws Diseases Old World
bejel Chagas disease pinta Syphilis Diseases New World
“At Parade, No Apologies for Columbus” New York Times (13 Oct 2008) “How Columbus Day Fell Victim to Its Own Success” “How Columbus Day Fell Victim to Its Own Success” The Atlantic (8 Oct 2012)