The Real Story of Thanksgiving
THE REAL STORY OF THANKSGIVING :: Alternative Press Review :: Your Guide Beyond the Mainstream
“In 1637 near present day Groton, Connecticut, over 700 men, women and children of the Pequot Tribe had gathered for their annual Green Corn Festival which is our Thanksgiving celebration. In the predawn hours the sleeping Indians were surrounded by English and Dutch mercenaries who ordered them to come outside. Those who came out were shot or clubbed to death while the terrified women and children who huddled inside the longhouse were burned alive. The next day the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony declared “A Day Of Thanksgiving” because 700 unarmed men, women and children had been murdered.”
Way to harsh my pumpkin pie buzz…
its a real story
umang | Nov 12, 2008 | Reply