
Merrymount
The Atlas Obscura Podcast
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Clash of Cultures: Puritans vs. Thomas Morton
This chapter contrasts the views of the intolerant Puritans with Thomas Morton's more respectful and celebratory approach to indigenous cultures at Marymount. It highlights the violent response of the Puritan militia to Morton's May Day festivities, marked by the destruction of his symbolic maypole.
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