Summary Of What Did Zinn Say About Columbus

What does Zinn say about Columbus? Does he think we should honor him? Howard Zinn gives a very negative first=impression on Christopher Columbus. Although students learn about Christopher Columbus throughout school, the whole truth is not told. Schools give students the perception that Christopher Columbus did all good and no evil. However, Zinn gives the reader a totally different perspective. Zinn talks about how Columbus murdered mass numbers of Indians without second thought in order to fulfill his selfish desires. Columbus deceived the Indians and used them because they were gullible and would never lie. Zinn does not explicitly state whether or not we should honor Columbus, but rather Zinn states that what Columbus did in the past is easily forgotten. “[T]he easy acceptance of atrocities as a deplorable but necessary price to pay for progress” (Zinn P.5 Paragraph 3 Lines 4-5). What Columbus did in the past is not honorable, but rather recognizable because it was necessary in order to move forward and was easily forgotten.

Evidence Offered Howard Zinn himself is a primary source. “My
Not all scientists introduce the exact same conclusions in a specific research. Although Zinn talks about Christopher Columbus committing a genocide, Schweikart and Allen think otherwise. Some people, including Schweikart and Allen, believe that “native health was on a ‘downward trajectory long before Columbus arrived’” (Schweikart/Allen P.1 Paragraph 3 Line 2-3). Considering this statement, Schweikart and Allen’s response to Zinn is very opposed and unrelated. Schweikart and Allen both believe that Columbus did not commit mass murder. They both believe that we should honor Columbus. They talk about what Columbus did was recognizable and in the title Schweikart and Allen refer to Columbus as a patriot which is a very positive