Happy Thanksgiving! Why Thanksgiving is an American Celebration of Immigration

A few years back, Michael Barron for Culture Trip offered interesting thoughts on the Thanksgiving holiday and immigration.  The teaser:  “Memoirs from Pilgrims William Bradford and Edward Winslow depict the Wampanoag tribe’s welcome of foreign settlers — which paved the way for the first Thanksgiving — and remind us that immigration is central to the celebration.”

KJ