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Premiered November 24, 2015

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The challenges the Pilgrims faced still resonate centuries later. Premieres 11/24 on PBS.

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The longtime governor of Plymouth Colony, William Bradford wrote "Of Plymouth Plantation"

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A Quote from William Bradford, from The Pilgrims

Mayflower passenger John Howland almost didn't make it to the New World. Premieres 11/24.

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Overboard on the Mayflower

Watch the first chapter from "The Pilgrims" premiering November 24 at 8/7c on PBS.

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The Pilgrims Chapter 1

In the early 1600s, a group of religious radicals left for the New World. Premieres 11/24

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The challenges the Pilgrims faced still resonate centuries later. Premieres 11/24 on PBS.

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The first Thanksgiving wasn't the same holiday we celebrate today. Premieres 11/24 on PBS

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The True Story of the First Thanksgiving

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