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Excellent podcast. cilla4progress Nov 2021 #1
The whole Thanksgiving myth is an odd one moose65 Nov 2021 #2
I've read elsewhere that it was indeed celebrated prior to the Civil War, but primarily in the North NullTuples Nov 2021 #8
Well, yes moose65 Nov 2021 #30
I understand the reason for BlueSky3 Nov 2021 #3
Stop teaching school children a big lie would be helpful. Cobalt Violet Nov 2021 #6
That's why Republicans are currently taking over school boards & meetings. NullTuples Nov 2021 #9
Why do we NEED a "need a day of Thanksgiving?" HUAJIAO Nov 2021 #11
For people with families BlueSky3 Nov 2021 #17
Here's the War on Thanksgiving IronLionZion Nov 2021 #21
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOOLOLO HUAJIAO Nov 2021 #23
Squanto's story. Captured as a slave and sold as a slave to Spanish "owner." 3Hotdogs Nov 2021 #4
King Phillip was a Wampanoag chief. Son of stopdiggin Nov 2021 #18
There was contact with Europeans prior to the Pilgrims, as Squanto's story demonstrates Klaralven Nov 2021 #28
No good deed goes unpunished IronLionZion Nov 2021 #5
"...because it is my nature" said the scorpion as they both drowned. NullTuples Nov 2021 #10
see post above Grasswire2 Nov 2021 #20
Versions of Thanksgiving is celebrated around the world Kaleva Nov 2021 #7
I believe a general day of thanksgiving is a good thing but not the american mythical one. efhmc Nov 2021 #13
Yes Kaleva Nov 2021 #16
One of the more fascinting stories I've read from this time was the diary of Mary Rowlandson, kidnap Tom Yossarian Joad Nov 2021 #12
How and where does one find this book? efhmc Nov 2021 #14
Hard to find, I originally read an excerpt in the Norton Anthology of American Literature but Here! Tom Yossarian Joad Nov 2021 #15
Can't We Just RobinA Nov 2021 #19
I did not mean my post in any way to cast bad feelings about yours or anybody else's holiday ... Botany Nov 2021 #22
some people are so frail.... Cobalt Violet Nov 2021 #25
NO. Cobalt Violet Nov 2021 #24
Post removed Post removed Nov 2021 #26
Yes, we can moose65 Nov 2021 #31
I really don't give a shit CrackityJones75 Nov 2021 #27
EXACTLY! 👍 nt Raine Nov 2021 #29
Our Thanksgiving included Native Americans sarisataka Nov 2021 #32
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