Article VVYQ Racist, sexist, gross and weird: THANKSGIVING

Racist, sexist, gross and weird: THANKSGIVING

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Cory Doctorow
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From the late 1800s to the early 1940s, many Americans celebrated Thanksgiving by dressing up as "ragamuffins" in masked costumes and then thronged the streets, basically trick-or-treating for money and gifts. (more")

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