“Narratives of a harmonious Thanksgiving celebration were created to justify westward expansion and Manifest Destiny,” ...

In some ways, Thanksgiving is a tradition that unites Americans. But the classic image of the Pilgrims obscures important ...

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This was the event that now marks the first American day of Thanksgiving, even though many Indigenous peoples had long had rituals that included giving thanks and other European settlers had ...

The Thanksgiving story deeply rooted in America’s school curriculum frames the Pilgrims as the main characters and reduces the Wampanoag Indians to supporting roles. It also erases a monumentally sad ...

Thanksgiving was never about celebrating America's greatness. It was and is about pilgrims learning how to survive in the new world, the nation's hard-won independence, and healing the wounds of a ...

The saying may go “as American as apple pie”, but many would argue that pumpkin pie deserves a spot on the podium, especially ...