Thomas A. Tweed

Thomas A. Tweed

Thomas A. Tweed is professor emeritus of American Studies and history at the University of Notre Dame, where he held the Harold and Martha Welch Professorship of American Studies and was affiliated with Latino studies, peace studies, and the Ansari Institute for the Global Engagement with Religion.

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"The First Thanksgiving, 1621," by Jean L. G. Ferris (Library of Congress)

How the Plymouth Pilgrims took over Thanksgiving — and who history left behind

The emphasis on the Pilgrims' 1620 landing and 1621 feast erased a great deal of religious history and narrowed conceptions of who belongs in America — at times excluding groups such as Native Americans, Catholics and Jews.

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