Abe Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation: The Emblematic American Holiday
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Thanksgiving is the emblematic American holiday, with a history rich in all the traditions and beliefs that make up the best of the American spirit and identity. At the first Thanksgiving, 400 years ago, American Indians and European settlers alike gathered together in friendship and harmony to celebrate the gifts and blessings of the God Who made them all in His image. George Washington, the Father of our Country, first (when the US had become the US) proclaimed a day of thanksgiving, and later President Lincoln, the man who saved the Union, in conjunction with his secretary of state William Seward, established what became the beloved national holiday we have today. A female magazine editor was instrumental in the latter holiday establishment, too, and the manuscript of Lincoln’s proclamation was sold to benefit Union troops (at a time when there were many black as well as white troops).
Abe Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation: The Emblematic American Holiday
Abe Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation: The…
Abe Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation: The Emblematic American Holiday
Thanksgiving is the emblematic American holiday, with a history rich in all the traditions and beliefs that make up the best of the American spirit and identity. At the first Thanksgiving, 400 years ago, American Indians and European settlers alike gathered together in friendship and harmony to celebrate the gifts and blessings of the God Who made them all in His image. George Washington, the Father of our Country, first (when the US had become the US) proclaimed a day of thanksgiving, and later President Lincoln, the man who saved the Union, in conjunction with his secretary of state William Seward, established what became the beloved national holiday we have today. A female magazine editor was instrumental in the latter holiday establishment, too, and the manuscript of Lincoln’s proclamation was sold to benefit Union troops (at a time when there were many black as well as white troops).