Howard Zinn

The real Christopher Columbus

Howard Zinn / October 14, 2014 / 9 min readSyndicated

Arawak men and women, naked, tawny, and full of wonder, emerged from their villages onto the island’s beaches and swam out to get a closer look at the strange big boat. When Columbus and his sailors came ashore, carrying swords, the Arawaks ran to greet them, brought them food, water, gifts.

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