The Real Story of Thanksgiving

Discover the true story behind an event that started an enduring national holiday. But don't expect the Pilgrims and Native Americans to look like what you see in post cards. This the real story of the first Thanksgiving.

This video features the music Autumn: Meditativo and Winter is Coming: Adagio - First Snow by Dee Yan-Key.

As well as artwork from The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower by P.J. Lynch.

[hawkeye]

I have studied early American history of New England for many years and have been angry and heartbroken by those who tell a false story of the first Thanksgiving. Your rendition is closer to the truth than any I have heard. Actually it is not closer to the truth, it is the truth. Thankyou so much for sharing the real truth of the first Thanksgiving.

[richardwells]

Pretty accurate telling. Read Of Plymouth Plantation where William Bradford wrote down this story as it happened.Good job.

[arlisanena]

Thanks for the history about thanks giving I went to my church and heard about u'r story from my uncle which is a pastor from my village and it's a nice and a wonderful story he shared at the church. Thank you for your information it is nice to learn about history.

[SethRiley-py]

Thankful for Life, and Others on this big earth, praise God

[Allaiya.]

It's good to remember that once in awhile we should set aside our differences, help each other, and come together to enjoy some good food, drink, and thanks!

[xx_star_wolfiexx]

I had to watch this in my class for a reason

[frakkinMatt]

I would love to hear the natives side of the story of the first Thanksgiving.

[AbrahamLincoln]

You skipped the part where they ended up in Holland one time and had to leave because they were afraid that their children will see themselves as "Dutch" instead of English.

[SuperJohnfoster]

The first pilgrims were paid to come by the Jamestown and starved to death and resorted to cannibalism. 20 years later the Mayflower came

[melandale]

Where is the credit for the story? Would you note the sources for the information? It seems today that Thanksgiving is being overlooked for a gross misspelling of the history.

[New-York-Guy-.]

Theres a real bad nasty history behind Thanksgiving

[PatriotSteve]

Very nicely done. Informative and entertaining.

[beautifulmemorieswithdrdeepti]

Thank you so much for wonderful presentation and explaining us the history why exactly Thanksgiving is celebrated.

[feetgoaroundfullflapsC]

The speedwell pilgrim ship was a captured ship from The Spanish Armada of 1588. 00:42

[EuropeanWorldTraveler]

You completely omitted their stay in Leiden before they even crossed the Atlantic. They did not leave England and directly set sail for the Americas. Nor were they colonists in the strict sense of the word once they reached present-day Massachusetts.

[catholicfemininity]

I thought the puritans were escaping the anglican church or episcopalians, not In fact, they thought the anglican church was TOO catholic. So they were protestants escaping protestantism.

[joeydutton]

Good job. Great narrative.
It is interesting that the current racist 1619 fails to mention that when slaves arrived near Jamestown,
Pilgrims were arriving in Plymouth in 1620
While Jamestown eventually vanished, and slavery eventually abolished.... the pilgrim's Thanksgiving festival and principles of democracy still live on.

[chadwilliams]

Really cool video! Thank you! Would you please also include a list of references so I can like and share as a verifiable authentic account?

[Matthew-rshb]

7:45 America was saved by a native on the quest for beer. They never teach that in school

[flemhawker]

Crikey, that was really interesting & really well done. Amazing. I’ve heard the story before even studied the period at school etc here in the uk. I live close to Southampton(a port rather than a harbour) & have visited Plymouth many times (still a beautiful place) and remember thinking.... fancy leaving these waters in September for the America’s. Love this download & god bless America & happy thanksgiving 🇺🇸