William Francis Keegan

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Agricultural Building at the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1893. University of Maryland Digital Collections

How Columbus, of all people, became a national symbol

William Francis Keegan, University of Florida

An anthropologist tells the story of how Columbus actually came close to falling into historical obscurity, until American hubris got in the way.
Agricultural Building at the Worlds Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1893. University of Maryland Digital Collections

Columbus Day: Black legend meets White City

William Francis Keegan, University of Florida

An anthropologist tells the story of how Columbus actually came close to falling into historical obscurity, until American hubris got in the way.

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