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“Many Rivers to Cross” by Jimmy Cliff:
A moving and expressive song of hardship and struggle
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Death and Turkey
The history of Thanksgiving as a holiday of life, death and mourning
In American culture, there are two different thought processes behind the history and tradition of Thanksgiving. The most prevalent of which is the school-taught story of a celebration between the Pilgrims and Indians (most likely with the Wampanoag tribe) in … Continue reading
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Tagged American Culture, american indian, day of mourning, day of thanks, Loss, Mourning, Thanksgiving, wompanoag
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