Columbus Day Became a National Holiday in 1937, Energetically Embraced by Italian-American ... - Latest Tweet by Snopes.com

Columbus Day became a national holiday in 1937, energetically embraced by Italian-American communities as a badge of whiteness and acceptance in a nation that had been hostile to many Italian immigrants, writes this historian.

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