Thanksgiving at 404: America’s Origin Myth Is Glitching

Thanksgiving at 404: America’s Origin Myth Is Glitching

African American children learning about Thanksgiving, with model log cabin on table, Whittier Primary School, Hampton, Virginia. Ca. 1899.Today marks the 404th anniversary of Thanksgiving.Here are five facts about the American holiday and the Plymouth settlers you might not have learned about at school.A generation after the “First Thanksgiving,” over 40% of the Wampanoag tribe was killed. Although leaders of the Native American tribe initially…