Close
Current temperature in Boston - 62 °
BECOME A MEMBER
Get access to a personalized news feed, our newsletter and exclusive discounts on everything from shows to local restaurants, All for free.
Already a member? Sign in.
The Bay State Banner
BACK TO TOP
The Bay State Banner
POST AN AD SIGN IN

Trending Articles

Wellness expo brings community support to Roxbury residents

Sarah-Ann Shaw, Boston's reporting legend, 90

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey honors first African American Master Distiller’s legacy

READ PRINT EDITION

Roving Camera 10-4-18: What do you think of celebrating Columbus Day as a holiday?

——

Christopher Columbus shouldn’t be celebrated. Someone who stole land and claimed it as their own along with enslaving a whole population should not be given a day of recognition. —Isabel Hernandez, Student, Boston
I believe October 8th should be a day to commemorate Indigenous people. Many people celebrate the fact Christopher Columbus “discovered America,” when in reality thousands of Indigenous lives were lost at the hands of Columbus and his men. —Ashely Medrano, Student, Boston
Christopher Columbus was a man who stole from and took advantage of Native peoples. No one like that deserves a holiday.—Jaelen Lee, Student, Boston
I think that celebrating Christopher Columbus with a holiday is wrong. We are celebrating someone who tortured many people and if he did that today he would be considered a terrorist.—Ariana Pina, Student, Boston
I think celebrating Columbus with a holiday is like celebrating genocide. For us to give this person any kind of respect or appreciation is like denying sympathy to those he hurt. —Anthony Rieves , Student, Boston
I think that Christopher Columbus should not be celebrated because of the terrible things that he did. —Angel Bowen, Student, Boston