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At the first Thanksgiving 383 years ago, Native Americans and Pilgrim immigrants gathered with mutual respect to share a bountiful harvest they’d produced together.
This Thanksgiving, though, ...
by Leo W Gerard
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on Tue Nov 25, 2014 at 07:44 AM PST
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