A commonly known history rhyme, “Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in the year 1492” easily reminds individuals of a perceived ‘hero’s’ great voyage. School textbooks describe how Christopher Columbus’s two-month journey to Asia in search of jewels and spice was routed incorrectly and he inadvertently landed on North American soil. The news of Christopher’s discovery of new land traveled quickly and many arrived in America to force the Indigenous Indians from their occupied land. Since Christopher’s discovery of the land on October 12, 1492, many Americans celebrate his controversial colonization with an honorary day on the national calendar. While Columbus Day has been portrayed as an important historical event in America, citizens
