MARCH 22 1492—Alonzo Pietro sets sail with Christopher Columbus as he begins his famous journey to find a new trade route to China, but accidentally “discovers” the Americas. Pietro was one of Columbus’ navigators. He was known as “il Negro”—The Black. March 23 1916—Marcus Garvey arrives in the United States from Jamaica. He would … Continued

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