[nmh]

At "Thanksgiving" time the Indians and Pilgrims were getting along. Also they got along for quite a few years ... was it 50 or 100 years? The actions of this "teacher" are way out of line.

[ccmay]

At "Thanksgiving" time the Indians and Pilgrims were getting along. Also they got along for quite a few years ... was it 50 or 100 years?

That's true, until King Philip's War in the 1670's. The tribes around Cape Cod were initially quite pleased to have these powerful new friends to help defend against the larger and more aggressive neighboring tribes.

There is a book called "Mayflower" by Nathan Philbrick that came out this year or last. Despite the name, it's not just another rehash of the Pilgrim story of 1620, but actually devotes more ink to detailed exploration of the relations between the settlers and the Indians for the subsequent sixty years or so. It's more complicated than either the traditional story or the down-with-whitey version.

-ccm

[gakrak]

Yes, but what do you expect in San Fran. The guy is a socialist. Amen.

[sonic109]

He's not even accurate in his historical outlook. Another friggin MORON teacher produced at a Marxist university. I bet he know zero about history ( except of course anti American rants)