First Columbus Day was a response to the lynching of 11 Sicilian immigrants by New Orleans vigilantes

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Columbus Day was first celebrated in 1892, a year after 11 Sicilian immigrants were lynched in New Orleans. Italian-Americans are fighting to preserve the story and their holiday.

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