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Re: Problem with the Pilgrim story
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"Lonny J. Watro" <[log in to unmask]>
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Randy and all,

Yeah, and I find it ironic that we now condemn the Taliban but celebrate a
society that basically treated their women in a similar fashion - LOL.
Didn't our classic "Scarlet Letter" come from this fair and loving society?
(tongue-in-cheek). But I think sometime set later in time. Just exactly what
was Hawthorne trying to tell us? Anyway, a good women's study comparison or
maybe a literature instructional idea? But hey, what do I know, I only
taught mathematics. I'd love to take a class in either on this subject -
maybe when I reach senior citizen age and can get my tuition at a discount
<wink wink>. All in all, a good way to get students engaged and show them
that the more things change the more they stay the same.

As for me, this continues to be one of my Virtual History Classrooms. Thanks
to all of my many instructors on the list, who teach me for FREE!

Lonny J. Watro

----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy Cabell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: Problem with the Pilgrim story


> And don't forget our good Pilgrim friends and the Massacre at Mystic.
>
> Randy Cabell
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Emmanuel Dabney" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 10:02 AM
> Subject: [VA-HIST] Problem with the Pilgrim story
>
>
>> We always look to happier stories, but the story of the Plymouth colony's
>> interaction with Natives was not always happy. Perhaps the greatest of
>> the
>> Native/Colonial conflicts was King Philip's (Metacom) War.
>>
>> I think if one is going to tell the story of that first settlers who sit
>> down to eat with the Natives in 1620, one should be equally ready to
>> discuss the disintegration of Native culture as a result of Puritan
>> settlement.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Emmanuel Dabney
>>
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