Here are 10 common myths about Christopher Columbus and Columbus Day

Celebrating Columbus Day perpetuates the glorification of a racist figure culpable for horrific crimes against humanity and the suppression of Indigenous peoples.

West Orange, NJ, got rid of its Columbus monument. Meanwhile, Tucson, with its all-Democratic Mayor and Council, continues to celebrate the genocide of the Native Land it always acknowledges with its Christopher Columbus Park.

1. Myth: Columbus discovered America

   1. Reality: Indigenous peoples inhabited the Americas for thousands of years before Columbus arrive…