Tagged: National Day of Mourning

“‘We call it a National Day of Mourning because when the Pilgrims and Columbus all landed over here, that was the end of our lives as we knew them – our land had been stolen,’ says Moonanum James, son of Wamsutta. ‘It was like my father’s speech stated: They opened our graves and they grabbed as much as they could take back.'”

Source: Matt Juul. “National Day of Mourning Reflects on Thanksgiving’s Horrific, Bloody History.” Boston.com. November 26 2014. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/11/26/national-day-mourning-reflects-thanksgiving-horrific-bloody-history/I4gK8GwU9r2JtJnpyjGWhM/story.html.