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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 2017
Page
5
Carroll McKibbin recalls a fourth grade bully named Gerald who mocked him with insults and physical taunts. The author reflects on how words caused pain, his own later backlash into bullying, and the Thanksgiving frame as a time to recognize the harm of verbal cruelty.
In a guest column, Timothy Walch argues the 1621 Plymouth feast differed from school sketches. He cites Winslow's journal noting venison and wild fowl, suggests no roast turkey or pumpkin pie, and describes serving on surfaces with hands, over three days. He credits the holiday’s enduring legacy to generosity rather than myth.
A quiz on the history and customs of Thanksgiving covers the first feast at Plymouth, Wampanoag leader Massasoit, the Mayflower voyage, federal designations, presidential actions, and landmark shifts in holiday observance. Answers include Massasoit, Speedwell, 1789, Lincoln, Hale, and Franklin.
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