Rather than pretending that the Italy of today existed in Columbus’ day, or supposing that he was born there, some Italian-Americans sign Not In Our Name petitions saying "We do not believe that defacement of a murderer’s symbol is an insult or controversy."
Instead, they recall a different history.
“While Italy has the shame of having spawned the first fascist regime,” writer Stanislao Pugliese explains La Voce di New York, “it can boast of having generated the first anti-fascist movement as well.”
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