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==Columbus holiday==
==Columbus holiday==
There is a cite needed describing the holiday put forth was on the insistence of Catholics and Italian Americans. I am sure they were big supporters of the idea but their voice wasn't the defining factor. Catholics and Italians were not the authority over policy in that era. In the spirit of Nationalism, Columbus represents the first chapter of America, Columbus is America's adopted son. --[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 18:34, 1 June 2009 (EDT)
There is a cite needed describing the holiday put forth was on the insistence of Catholics and Italian Americans. I am sure they were big supporters of the idea but their voice wasn't the defining factor. Catholics and Italians were not the authority over policy in that era. In the spirit of Nationalism, Columbus represents the first chapter of America, Columbus is America's adopted son. --[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 18:34, 1 June 2009 (EDT)
::I relied on this article, which makes the point that Italians began the celebration in the US:
:::''Gerald McKevitt, "Christopher Columbus as a Civic Saint: Angelo Noce and Italian American Assimilation" in ''California History'' 1992-93 71(4): 516-533. It traces the transformation of the observance of 12 October, Columbus Day or Discovery Day, from a holiday celebrated by Italian Americans commemorating their ethnic roots to an American event for everyone. Prominent among the promoters of Columbus Day was Angelo Noce (1847-1922), who organized celebrations in 1876 and 1877. He later moved from San Francisco to Colorado, where for many years he urged adoption of Columbus Day as a state holiday. As Italian Americans grew in number and gained political power, the celebration came to be seen as an occasion for all Americans as symbolic of unity and assimilation. Recent negative views of Columbus reflect the changing definitions of American society.'' [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 19:13, 1 June 2009 (EDT)