Region and Nation

Thanksgiving in the South Atlantic

Thanksgiving did not sink deep roots in the culture of the mainland South until several decades into the 20th century. A 1892 Charleston News editorial (which will be provided on this site shortly) lamented that the holiday was not more widely observed in the South. In the Caribbean parts of our region, Thanksgiving was also a comparatively recent arrival (Puerto Rico's association with the United States begin in 1898, and that of the US Virgin Islands in 1917).

This section of our prototype Web site, currently under construction, will explore the regional dimensions of Thanksgiving.