James W. Baker says that thanksgiving is an invented tradition

“The reason that we have so many myths associated with Thanksgiving is that it is an invented tradition. It

doesn’t originate in any one event. It is based on the New England puritan Thanksgiving, which is a religious

Thanksgiving, and the traditional harvest celebrations of England and New England and maybe other ideas like

commemorating the pilgrims. All of these have been gathered together and transformed into something

different from the original parts.”–

Explanation:

in the 1890s, southern states enacted a new form of black codes, called “jim crow” laws. these laws made it illegal for blacks and whites to share public facilities. this meant that blacks and whites had to use separate schools, hospitals, libraries, restaurants, hotels, bathrooms, and drinking fountains.

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