THANKS. BUT r{O TTTANKS!! by Daaim Shabazz tr \n+.-!

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It'
ThundnY
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subrequent

broim complexions)

were

replace their Asirtic cu3toms with European

Milfiont travd lcro3s the counFy to porlakc in r

ti:*ive day o fddicjors bod and wonderfirl fcllowship. Houscs are 6lled with a

Thanksgiving

scnse

of warmth

and

hospitatity rs a meal '6t fot e King' ir being prepored Thc rrome of 6esh spiccs well throughout th-' hou*c tidhtirg thc taste bu.lt of

sciince

ebout the pildirns. Who is it fork inUo thc ilrar&nrrnne that tsught you this? No... hnkcy, it is svmbolii of i tnolesting his &qhtcr. Ximencs (backcd by the Popc Thanlsgiving did not Enropcanphlisintrdaqcer Alcxandcr Vl of Romc and originatc in the lTEr ccnhrry into one of o'in-ModilLh Thc Moors were a Qucen lsabclla) ordercd tlrc becouse of .rn dleged bro(hers&om"I\xkev'.For proud civilization known for dcsknctiqn of the Moorish friendship beiwecn thc hc.salc of_your pliFcil piSrirnrrndonbrothcrr,tbc tnd spirifud healtli, plcesc spectecular edvrnces in libnrir:s and mos1t6. Netive Arncricens. Such r mnsi&r abrndoning thc which

of

commissioned by Covenor cu.sloms and Christirnity (2) Julinn of Ccuta who rcught bc cxpcllcd Gom Spain, or(3) rc'rcnge egainl Kirg Rodcric 6ce dca th A.ftcrthe o,gulsion

Spein

for

1utrr the history of cnslavnmcrd onhdrf;qplc. Thanksgivin& thcy dam up and murnblc something When you phurqe r

Evgy tipc- I osk a

qr

end the

$oth5r

scxually

of thc Moors,

Cardinal

thoca who enticipcte Sre

wondarful fessl. And

olr..wlret rbott tlut hrkcyl

tt hid caolcd to such r lovely goldcn- browrt

tcrdtrcl

Corntkrr dayr of

inactirrr

bave bctn

rpa'il

tb ccjitdnaroertc ttrc

thtrif 6erl$ b
sustensrci.

&y of

wtrae wc"" vorr rr the time of thir 'trucc' conective eycalrsses. Thc into Arncricd as daves. Some Bhfrun? Yqn anccstots Mocrr olso ucd tre rbohbc of [resc slava came on the wcle stil grwdirg in tEir rnd cornpcs fc,r nivigation ships of Christophcr wnrmiird oqtrnantin end thcir mctrcdr ofsurgical Coldmbui rcho wlg thC borck of &rc chiDa. medicinc wcre rl advsnccd commissioncd by Quccn Yer... Tlurtrgivirg b r drv of gell r{rrow of Blrck sQa. Tf* rcptdrticatiort of l$bclh on hii Vd},{$s to th. pcophru.*rwtoe$rrt the citiet in Sprin wrs 'New WotU'. ftir rotl rrs TF4lqSiYirB Ec Ehtetrt bobtcred by trc ptertrrcc of lo crcrrpcrrtc, hwgq fill rejoicing rbout thc thc rtunning bcruty of rnanglc rnd dcctroy, Hc dcrtructlm ofr Blect nrtion
This is tlrc fortnnrncr

hacing -thc curvilincar path of rayr of lighl Uuough air-.

included

Many Moors werc

&iven into Wcst A&ico and wcre hter caphrred rrd lold

'krx'ficn&lipnacrocibd biditiond prrctici of

rryvuly.

owf,indubencc, pig-crtirg

of

t"o,E"#.*ff.trH
cnslsrrcrratrdtunrfiat ofyo-ntno6hr,
m.gng..

7t*

God

br

Mood6h rrrchibcturc.t

ts5ta ir.-

bcar$iftlly set, thc pr.ycr

Of coune

tlc

pocecdcd to conunithidcq$ cirocr rgairrd 6E lndimr in whitc Arnctical

history..'TU Lnor yoU hittoryb0dbtorr),qrrd4

htrf"?ffi**

Tttr9 ir nothiirj .;it{ . fqrilt grtheriigr; .btF it" k iroportrrd td Erddtrnd lpi' UEd fibc lidld.E

gruaf md trc ccrcrnonial cr*fug of thc hrrtly ir tE bccrorc

Spihierds werc enviou.r

thc Moors stinderd

bf, bcfor can'pi3 out' Wiit jurt r Brfotehkirgij$ 'tJbrft*l ddrrtft*cy,

Onty formdlity

aoecdcd thd ofthc Europerns. Tbc

otlivingh Spth

fr

ffinlcrgics"ofrlhclnrt or$d'hd;p',xuchbdcd witrt b icrlly b"ing Mmybloodyhuktcnas4 xhirryml{trrirnlbcdmd td tbc po*crfrl Mooo r.erc Fgcrdcd ai hdurrl crunler. drebrrlid?WbatbOtctntc fHcbruinhintrirglound ln 6c yrocc$, Europernr hutory of Thenfrgiving? fq nqtdy 800 ycrrr Findly ourld go ort a'tntcy rhoot' lJltrt k tl{i &y fymbotic divirird, in6ghtirg end rd cngrg! in tra rhqfi tcr of 5lP tr it r aay ofgltitudc d a &ay of grievrncc? int-mrrfuer rertcnod thc Bhck-rhiruied, Turhirh Hminm... interestingr i.to6i.h orfrc udlcdto e Moorr. Blrch todry
.

Eulopcru foqfit hed (rtE tEsfdad by tht Europcarr.. 'Rcconqub)toforoeffi.fo Th.aa tio&ari tirochin$y

lbfi"t bacitDc er ict hiSftty-

Tbo hunthg of thc dct4 Khnrjile Moor &om

rAtt0 llf6 ilf

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TLd...

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Profcrdryd Altcratlons, Custorn
Custoo mado Borv

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qr.|catiorr. l-sl's hkc r loot at Tlrfrrbgiving ard scc .'rccen

crudir4 rditrry dcfc.t Tho cdefntc fharlsgivirq ond if MoorrnncrdcredGmrd!, fcort thc rry 0rc Ernopwu did afur tny cortqrrcred our frrdrprrdld hggE Ctcnbc

KnwdUhAcouql

ldf,teff.H-b irnportmt to

por$t

(nowledge of

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Moo'rich

wrrrior Gof,r! Triq lod lr rrny of ?000 mcncnohcoodofSprh hdEEr.oildn;Grt bc

7lt AD, gcd'

r.6.lg*rh Bri?ilb!
Mocr g,inr&r rngirtr hd Hrct to goldcrts

'fuid in this, jlou wtidr odcffi0roloccofyonrorn Splh'r Ki4Fcrdhird ll rd hn4 trc rrpe of iour rm wont \ tb. rmrdcr of your Quocn htbCli lool orn ddtdrcrutbc huailni<n pocqglaof tbo ciy,r Tl*r of your o*rr fcrchrlrcrf ttr rrr ri4rorr &y h tbc ct'ci Etr o{ r Ert empirq Erc <trtlc Erropcrruonl rqdd onl$*fnt of yc orn odfutc b. lur harocforth r bo( petb- fG. -d rbrrocld fu ftmb Thc dcfcd of tb,i tt'.la iHpeoplc'tr cdl of it Iorr Moa3brd{httucog6ou: 1fuq$6;;;s.-r fnd
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