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Columbus’s second voyage was the real killer

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Stephen Carr Hampton

September, 1493, barely six months after Columbus returned to Castile (Spain) from his first voyage, the harbor at Cádiz was abuzz with activity. An armada was assembling. Colombo’s second voyage was no reconnaissance expedition, no “exploration”. It was an invasion. … Continue reading →

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The Native women in the Capitol Rotunda

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Stephen Carr Hampton

In the center of the US Capitol, under the iconic white dome, is a large round room called the Rotunda. There are eight niches in it, circling the room, each with an oil painting twelve feet tall and eighteen feet … Continue reading →

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Columbus Gets the Ax

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

In an artistic display of rebellion, a statue of Christopher Columbus in Detroit (the old French fort between the Haudensaunee Confederacy and the Anishinaabe) was decorated with an ax to the forehead, complete with fake blood. This is reminiscent of … Continue reading →

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