"Thanksgiving 1864" by Randell Jones
Freedom is not free.
In gratitude to those who safeguard and pass on the blessings of liberty.
Randell Jones is an award-winning history writer. He is the editor and publisher of the Personal Story Publishing Project and host/narrator of “6-minute Stories” podcast. He lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
This audio story first appeared in Season 1 in November 2019. The introduction has been revised for this additional sharing of this historical account. Randell wrote this story in 2004 when it appeared as a guest column on the editorial pages of the Winston-Salem Journal.