Divergent Files
Columbus Didn't Discover America — He Invaded It
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Christopher Columbus didn't discover an empty world in 1492. He arrived in the Americas, where millions of Indigenous people already had homes, families, cultures, and civilizations.
In this episode of Divergent Files, we uncover the darker history of the Columbian Exchange: the devastating spread of disease, forced labor, enslavement, and the destruction of Indigenous communities, including…