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You are here: Home / History / How did Thanksgiving contribute to the inaccurate protrayal of the Pilgrims?

How did Thanksgiving contribute to the inaccurate protrayal of the Pilgrims?

July 17, 2020 by Karen Hill

The holiday of Thanksgiving became all the rage during 19th century America-certainly more popular and more practiced than ever before or since.

During this time, artists began to render their interpretations of what these first colonists might have looked like: old fashioned, prim, and sternly proper.

Before anyone knew it, a completely false image had emerged as an American icon: bearded men with tall hats; women, men, and children dressed in stark black and white; high-tongued shoes and large bulky buckles.

It was simply a look that Americans in the 1800s decided to foist upon its early settlers.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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