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How Columbus Day contributes to the cultural erasure of Italian Americans

  • Written by Lawrence Torcello, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageA float featuring Christopher Columbus makes its way down Fifth Avenue during the 75th annual Columbus Day Parade on Oct. 14, 2019, in New York. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Every October, a parade of opinion writers, politicians and Americans of Italian descent celebrate Christopher Columbus as someone who represents Italian Americans.

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