by Erin McKinley

A group of Southampton seventh-graders held a spirited debate on Wednesday morning with a member of the Order Sons of Italy in America about the importance of Christopher Columbus and whether he deserves to have a holiday named after him.

Louis Gallo, who is a member of the organization and chairperson of the Commission for Social Justice, dedicated to preserving the legacy of Italian-Americans, came to the Intermediate school on Wednesday to address the students about the students' recent letter-writing campaign to have the name of the October holiday changed in the district out of respect for the Native Americans he slaughtered upon arriving.

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