Case No. 1492
The Columbus Case File
by Roger Persaud
Eight lessons. One question: how did Columbus become a hero?
Content note: Some lessons describe violence and slavery. Parental guidance suggested.
The Evidence
Lesson 1
The Salesman
1476–1492
Not startedLesson 2Lost at Sea
August–November 1492
Not startedLesson 3Christmas on Haitian Soil
December 1492–November 1493
Not startedLesson 4The Governor
1493–1500
Not startedLesson 5The Great Dying and the Voices of Resistance
1494–1533
Not startedLesson 6Other Sails, and the Middle Passage
1498–1804
Not startedLesson 7Making a Hero
1775–1937
Not startedLesson 8Who Gets Remembered?
1977–today
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