Thanksgiving Myths and Realities
Joseph Kelly, professor of Irish and Irish-American studies at the College of Charleston and the author of Marooned: Jamestown, Shipwreck, and a New History of America’s Origin (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018), talks about a Thanksgiving story most people may not know. Then listeners, especially teachers and parents, call in to talk about how they talk about the myths and realities of Thanksgiving with children.
"[The Pilgrims] were doing perfectly fine in Holland but decided they couldn’t stay there because their children were slipping away from their faith, that’s why the wanted to come to America so they could find a place that their children wouldn’t deviate," says @JosephK18743772.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) November 22, 2018
"Everything we do for Thanksgiving now began as a footnote in history," says @JosephK18743772. https://t.co/xsPMHkHjQc
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) November 22, 2018
"The settlers were constantly trying to sneak off and live with the Native Americans and escape the English.... The way of life of the Algonquin was so much more attractive than the Jamestown colony," says @JosephK18743772 on Thanksgiving misconceptions.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) November 22, 2018
