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Throwback Thursday: The Black Thanksgiving Menu, Explained

This week, we give thanks to Black Thanksgiving with a series of tutorials on navigating one of the greatest holidays of all time.

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Michael Harriot
Nov 27, 2025
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As part of ContrabandCamp’s ongoing efforts to demystify the cultural customs of Black America, we are exploring one of the oldest and most heralded traditions of the African-American community: the ceremony known as Black Thanksgiving.

This post originally appeared on NegusWhoRead on Nov. 24, 2015.

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