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On this episode of Our American Stories, the 1621 Thanksgiving has become one of the most recognizable stories in American culture, but many details we repeat today weren’t part of the original event. What actually happened was shaped by necessity, diplomacy, and the realities both groups faced. The latter holiday developed slowly as Americans looked for shared traditions. Robert Tracy McKenzie, a professor of history at Wheaton College, helps separate fact from myth and explains how the story evolved.

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<p>On this episode of Our American Stories, the 1621 Thanksgiving has become one of the most recognizable stories in American culture, but many details we repeat today weren&rsquo;t part of the original event. What actually happened was shaped by necessity, diplomacy, and the realities both groups faced. The latter holiday developed slowly as Americans looked for shared traditions. Robert Tracy McKenzie, a professor of history at Wheaton College, helps separate fact from myth and explains how the story evolved.</p>
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The First Thanksgiving: The Origins of an American Tradition

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