Columbus Day is coming up in mid-October

Over the past decade or so, many states have chosen to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day in place of or in addition to Columbus Day

Retail stores, grocery stores, liquor stores, malls and the stock market are among those entities open on Columbus Day

Columbus Day is right around the corner, and with it comes controversy.

Over the past decade or so, many states have chosen to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day in place of or in addition to Columbus Day.

When it comes to Christopher Columbus himself, GovTrack Insider states, "Columbus enslaved and brutalized the Native American population he encountered (when arriving in America), including forced conversions to Christianity, stealing their land, and spreading diseases among the population."

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