The first Thanksgiving: Separating facts from fiction 7 Articles

by Dorothy Jo Bourbeau

The first Thanksgiving was not a day of Thanksgiving. The religious Puritans considered a day of Thanksgiving to have religious meanings, and there were too many secular elements present to allow the governor to declare a...read more

by Austin Nichols

Thanksgiving is a unique day for family gathering; loved ones cram into one house to watch some intimidating men chase a pigskin down field while catching up with relatives. Laughing and intense discussion combines to form...read more

by Shyla Martin

The United States of America has a way of whitewashing history. When I say white washing, I mean that they make the whites seem clean. Many stories that we've been told on a myriad of topics, from the music we listen to, t...read more

by Rebecca Phillips

~~~~~ FACTS ~~~~~ 1. Native Americans who may or may not have attended the feast probably didn't give a gosh darn if the Pilgrims called them "Indians." 2. A portion of the Pilgrims who may or may not have attend...read more

by Colette Georgii

The First Thanksgiving was a Celebration of the Harvest There are people who will say about Thanksgiving "well that is not how it really happened." But you can't just say that because you really don't know how it reall...read more

by Royce Radcliffe

It is very ironic for any novice student of history to dwell on Thanksgiving. It is this story of the Pilgrims and the Indians getting together and disavowing their problems that seems a little too good to be true, especia...read more

by Angela La Fon

The first Thanksgiving: Seperating Facts from Fiction The myths surrounding what we refer to as "the first Thanksgiving" make for a great children's story but we should separate these romanticized notions from the fact...read more