Lezli and her ON THE YARD co-hosts Nava; Spelman College ‘23 and Zuri; Spelman College ‘21 host a special Thanksgiving episode where they discuss some lesser-known facts about one of America’s most celebrated historical figures, Sarah Josepha Hale, the Godmother of the American Thanksgiving and one of the founders of Vassar College. They also discuss Indigenous People’s Day and Christopher Columbus myths.    

 

Relevant and Recommended Reads: 

• How the fourth Thursday in November officially became Thanksgiving
• Christopher Columbus: 3 things you think he did that he didn’t

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Podcast Team = Lezli Levene Harvell (Host & Executive Producer) / Zuri Levene Harvell (Co-Host) / Nava Levene Harvell (Co-Host) / Justin Bates (Sound Engineer) 

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