Month: October 2016

Christopher Columbus the Explorer

October 10, 2016

“Christopher Columbus, Discoverer of the New World, was foremost a sailor.”  Being a discoverer of the New World has stirred controversy and debate. It even questions historical accuracy about him. What is correct about Christopher Columbus is that he was an explorer. Exploring was his passion. From a small child to an adult, Christopher Columbus … More Christopher Columbus the Explorer

Benjamin F. Butler and His View on Equality

October 4, 2016

” There may be able children of degenerate sires. But whether such instances are not proof of the rule depends upon the question, whether, from some earlier intermingling, better blood may have not have been taken from the lower class.”-Benjamin F. Butler A View on Racial Equality In continuing with my reading of Benjamin F. … More Benjamin F. Butler and His View on Equality