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 > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html