Spike Lee: Christopher Columbus Was A ‘Terrorist’

In promotion of the Oscar-nominated “BlacKkKlansman,” acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee called upon America to acknowledge its racist history, citing the “terrorist” Christopher Columbus as an example.

Speaking on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Wednesday, Lee lamented about not having learned the more murky details regarding the pasts of certain revered American figures when he was in school, such as George Washington and Christopher Columbus.