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The First Thanksgiving – How The History Books Lied
Like many Americans, I learned about Thanksgiving early on in school. I read what the history books told me about the first Thanksgiving. I colored the turkeys, the Pilgrims, and the Indians. (Of course today we refer to that group as Native Americans; however, that term was not widely used when I was in grade school.)
All of this was reinforced by the annual Thanksgiving program at my school and the yearly tradition of gathering around the television set to watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Everything I read and heard pretty much said that same thing, so imagine my surprise when I learned, as an adult, that much of what I learned about Thanksgiving was a lie, or at the very least a misrepresentation of the historical record.
What We Are Taught
Growing up in America, the story of the first Thanksgiving is instilled in us at a very early age. Many families across the country have their very own traditions surrounding the holiday, but most of us learn the history of Thanksgiving when we get into Read more…
Source: http://www.topsecretwriters.com/2013/11/the-first-thanksgiving-how-the-history-books-lied/
