NYC schools rename Columbus Day to fete Italians, Indigenous

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NEW YORK (AP) - In a possibly futile effort to please both Italian Americans who celebrate Christopher Columbus and racial justice advocates who accuse him of genocide, the New York City public school system has designated Oct. 11 as Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous People’s Day. The double-naming of the school holiday ...

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