Explaining the Push to Ditch Columbus Day and Observe Indigenous Peoples' Day Instead
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Explaining the Push to Ditch Columbus Day and Observe Indigenous Peoples' Day Instead

As the mythology around Christopher Columbus has been corrected, many are pushing to replace Columbus Day with a celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. A cultural strategist and diversity expert, Lauren Wesley Wilson, joined LX News to discuss the importance of recognizing the oppressed rather than celebrating their oppressors.

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