Analysis on Thanksgiving History with Dave Kindy
Guest: Dave Kindy - Freelance Feature Writer, Book Reviewer, History Lover (Plymouth, Massachusetts) Host: Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid While most of America will gather this Thursday for a turkey meal, the Smithsonian says that the myths of Thanksgiving, however, are questioned by historians. The magazine says some Native Americans observe Thanksgiving as a National Day of Mourning, an annual commemoration that began in 1970. These ceremonies, which are held in Plymouth, Massachusetts, mark the day 400 years ago that led to Native American’s colonization, forced conversion to Christianity, cultural genocide, and servitude.
