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This Thanksgiving, Give Thanks for American Colonialism

By Michael Schwarz November 23, 2023 at 4:15am

Editor’s Note: The following is one of the Western Journal’s most popular holiday-themed stories, re-posted in honor of Thanksgiving.

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson envisioned a peaceful and prosperous future for American Indians.

“[I]n truth the ultimate point of rest & happiness for them is to let our settlements and theirs meet and blend together, to intermix and become one people, incorporating themselves with us as citizens of the US,” Jefferson wrote.

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Michael Schwarz

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Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.