Vocal Point-Scott Powell
Topic: Christopher Columbus Revisited.
“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” And the world has never been the same. For a few centuries, the man who opened up the New World to the Old World through his death-defying voyage was a hero. But in the last 40 years or so, somehow Christopher Columbus has been villainized. Many places have even substituted the celebration of “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” versus Columbus Day, the Monday around the date of October 12th. Scott Powell of the Discovery Institute has written a book on America’s special days, Rediscovering America: How the National Holidays Tell an Amazing Story about Who We Are. Included in the book is a chapter on Columbus. Scott Powell joins Jerry Newcombe to discuss why we should celebrate, not denigrate Christopher Columbus. www.rediscoveringAmerica.net
