Multicultural Perspectives

Throughout the years in school young teens were always given the history of one’s perspective. With so much that occurred in the past, only the powerful and influential people were recognized on many of today’s textbooks. Without having multicultural perspectives on American history, people saw those “exceptional men” views of the past that were manipulated . All the poor indigenous people who suffered, sacrificed and passed through obstacles to make a difference did not have a voice. The history of the American people should include multicultural perspectives to learn the truth of what really occurred and remember the people's accomplishments and challenges. To start off, individuals were introduced to Christopher Columbus, the man who “discovered