William Lindsey :toad: on Nostr: "Abraham Lincoln proclaimed 'a National Day of Thanksgiving and Praise' as an ...

"Abraham Lincoln proclaimed 'a National Day of Thanksgiving and Praise' as an antidote to the family-against-family violence that raged in his country. Privately, he cited [Sarah Josepha] Hale’s request [that a national day of thanksgiving be declared] as central to his decision."

~ Andra Watkins

#Thanksgiving #family #Trump #fascism #cruelty #CivilWar
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https://andrawatkins.substack.com/p/the-mother-of-thanksgiving