Why was the westward expansion important? Manifest Destiny: Manifest Destiny was an ideology that gained traction during the first-half of the 19th century in the United States. Americans came to believe that they were destined and justified to expand across the continent. ...
It’s why there was little to no urgency to help Puerto Rico this year and why survivors of Hurricane Katrina were seen as refugees in their own country. This is how the enslavement of our ancestors and the genocide of our Indigenous kin became justified in the first place. RELATED: What...
there are still some that cling to the revisionist history of Christopher Columbus as the "Father of Discovery." There are still those who believe that rape, slavery, and genocide can be justified and overlooked to celebrate Columbus.