We’re all familiar with the traditional story of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving. We’re also probably familiar with the revisionist attempts to debunk the story. As it turns out, we have firsthand accounts of what happened by the people who were there. So what really happened? And who were the Pilgrims? This article lays out the story.

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