Akron Councilman Russ Neal says he plans to introduce legislation this month that would change the second Monday of October to Indigenous Peoples Day.
“It’s about acknowledging truth,” Neal told FOX 8. “Columbus was deplorable, so why support him?”
Last month, Oberlin City Council voted unanimously to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day, making Oberlin the first in the state to discontinue its observance of the 15th Century Italian explorer’s day.
While many American cities and some states are beginning to replace Columbus Day, some opponents argue the change is somewhat bigoted against Italian Americans.
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The main argument against Columbus was he enslaved Native Ameicans. Fair enough, I get that. But the Native Americans enslaved each other when they won a war.
So no recognition for either.
What will the Italians do? It will be Indignant People’s Day. Or maybe it should be Ignorant People’s Day.
Chuckles the Clown
Why not use the day each year to honor a famous Akronite — like Dick Goddard, Judith Resnik, Salaria Kea, David Jenkins………….