Well, that’s one way to celebrate Columbus Day. Here’s another.

There’s always reading and learning more about what actually happened during this time in history that changed the world to better understand what the legacy should be instead. And you don’t need a Columbus Day to do it.

Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen via Amazon.com

Columbus, The Indians, and Human Progress by Howard Zinn via historyisaweapon.com

A Young People’s History of the United States, Vol. 1: Columbus to the Spanish-American War by Howard Zinn via Amazon.com

They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America by Ivan Van Sertima via Amazon.com