Many Great Migrations

Colonial History and the Contest for American Identity

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ID6128704
AuthorsMatthew Rowley (0000-0003-2762-0667, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume19
Issue3
Pages5-19
Publication date2021-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Review of Faith & International Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1931-7743 • E-ISSN: 1557-0274
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15570274.2021.1954425
OpenAlexW3197445632
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited20

If we think of the nation as a table, perhaps a Thanksgiving one, who belongs around it? Who is the host, and who the guest? What are the criteria for inclusion, and who gets to decide? This article uses the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower and the “First Thanksgiving” to explore “many great migrations.” For those migrating and for those who encounter the migrants, the movement of peoples prompts fundamental questions of identity, difference, inclusion, and belonging. Perhaps looking at history can help those in the present view the challenging questions posed by new peoples as an opportunity

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