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The author reflects on how Thanksgiving gatherings were a time for family storytelling and sharing history.

Author Lee Hawkins encourages people to use holidays to interview elders and preserve family legacies.

Oral histories can reveal personal stories of struggle and triumph not found in history books or DNA tests.

The author stresses the importance of passing down family stories to future generations.

Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays , and not just because of my mother’s mouth watering ham , juicy turkey , and flavorful cornbread dressing, complete with tender greens, sweet yams, and black-eyed peas.

What I cherish most are the rich conversations shared among my family while gathered around the table . Every year we gathered, we

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