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186. What is Thanksgiving?: The REAL Story Behind America’s Most Famous Holiday (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Thinking in English

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The Dark Side of Thanksgiving

In 1637, the governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony ordered a day of celebration and feasting. Why? Well, to celebrate colonial soldiers murdering hundreds of members of the Pequot tribe. Hundreds of Native American men, women and children killed by the people who stole their land. This is the dark context to Thanksgiving.

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