BACKGROUND
Maps
History behind the old rhyme "In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue…"
VISUALS
Videos
Posters
Books surrounding the events of 1492 (Arawak/Taino, Columbus)
MUSIC
Anti Columbus Song and Lyrics
Music, History, Culture of the Taino
ATROCITIES
5 Misconceptions about Columbus
"One of the Worst Human Holocausts the World has Ever Witnessed"
Christopher Columbus the Barbarian
Mutilation and Other Carnage: 7 Worst Atrocities Committed by Columbus
Legacy: https://m.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/12/1246553/-Columbus-and-The-Legacy-of-Genocide?detail=emailclassic
MYTHS
8 Truths Behind the Myths and Atrocities of Christopher Columbus and Columbus Day
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/10/14/8-myths-and-atrocities-about-christopher-columbus-and-columbus-day-151653 In an attempt to further thwart the celebration of this “holiday,” we at ICTMN have outlined eight misnomers and bloody, greedy, sexually perverse and horrendous atrocities committed by Columbus and his men.
- On the Way—Columbus Stole a Sailor’s Reward
- Columbus Never Landed on American Soil—Not in 1492, Not Ever
- Columbus Painted a Horrible Picture of Peaceful Natives
- Columbus’ Men Were Rapists and Murderers
- Columbus Enslaved the Native People for Gold
- Columbus Provided Native Sex Slaves to His Men
- Columbus’ Men Used Native People as Dog Food
- Columbus Returned to Spain in Shackles—But Was Pardoned
Here's a website which uses the block prints from the time period and spells out the story in a "kid friendly" version. This site has similar details as the videos below listed by date. And this is a letter written by a Taino cacique.
Wiki Article Read Aloud Online
Let's Get the Facts Right - UCTP Post
Connection to Pledge of Allegiance
Columbus Day: A Real Education
Columbus and his Victims
Syphillis
First Columbus Day celebration was in 1792
Bartolomé de las Cases http://theoatmeal.com/comics/columbus_day
Here is an interesting summary of his four voyages with a connection to the 2010 Lunar Eclipse on Solstice, and his contribution of "ship worms" to Europe. 5 historical myths run down (video below) - Columbus is #2:
Website (Lessons and Graphics). Reconsider Columbus video below:
2011 Indigenous Day of Remembrance in New York
MORE LESSONS and ACTIVISM
How to "Celebrate" Columbus Day without Celebrating: http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/10/celebrate-columbus-day/?utm_content=buffer12a87&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
What are the Papal Bulls? http://nativeamericanresources.blogspot.com/2014/10/what-is-papal-bull.html
Teaching Ideas (page 3 has a link to slideshow of protests: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/10/13/9-teaching-resources-tell-truth-about-columbus-157311?page=0%2C2
Direct link to slides showing contemporary people (from above article): http://www.westword.com/slideshow/columbus-day-parade-and-protest-2007-the-legacy-continues-5956616#1
What are the Papal Bulls? http://nativeamericanresources.blogspot.com/2014/10/what-is-papal-bull.html
Teaching Ideas (page 3 has a link to slideshow of protests: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/10/13/9-teaching-resources-tell-truth-about-columbus-157311?page=0%2C2
Direct link to slides showing contemporary people (from above article): http://www.westword.com/slideshow/columbus-day-parade-and-protest-2007-the-legacy-continues-5956616#1
OTHER TOPICS LINKED TO COLUMBUS
Looking at Genocide (and Thanksgiving)
Honoring Native Americans with "Civilization"
Did Native Americans "Discover" Europe?
If you have ever paddled a canoe, napped in a hammock, savored a barbecue, smoked tobacco or tracked a hurricane across Cuba,
you have paid tribute to the Taíno, the Indians who invented those
words long before they welcomed Christopher Columbus to the New World
in 1492…
Arawak Descendants http://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/pre-colonial-history/arawak-indigenous-caribbeans/
Why do we still have a holiday? https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/10/11/why-is-columbus-day-still-a-u-s-federal-holiday/?tid=sm_fb
Memes who why we should abolish Columbus Day: http://www.attn.com/stories/3561/columbus-day-memes?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=viralvideocomment&utm_campaign=videos
Arawak Descendants http://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/pre-colonial-history/arawak-indigenous-caribbeans/
Why do we still have a holiday? https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/10/11/why-is-columbus-day-still-a-u-s-federal-holiday/?tid=sm_fb
Memes who why we should abolish Columbus Day: http://www.attn.com/stories/3561/columbus-day-memes?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=viralvideocomment&utm_campaign=videos