The myth of Thanksgiving
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the \u201cfirst Thanksgiving\u201d between English pilgrims and Wampanoags in Massachusetts. But historians say the true story of what happened bears little resemblance to the myth that many Americans learn in grade school.
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In 1621, some pilgrims and some Wampanoags shared a feast. It wasn't the first meeting between the two groups and it wouldn't be the last, but for many reasons \u2014 including the American Civil War \u2014 the anniversary of that meal took on both an outsized importance and a whitewashed simplicity.
This year, in honor of the 400th anniversary of that meal, Post reporter Dana Hedgpeth wanted to hear the Wampanoags\u2019 side of the story.