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The Pilgrims Trailer

Preview: Season 27 Episode 10 | 3m 15s

The challenges the Pilgrims faced in making new lives for themselves still resonate almost 400 years later: the tensions of faith and freedom in American society, the separation of Church and State, and cultural encounters resulting from immigration. "The Pilgrims" premieres November 24 at 8/7c on PBS American Experience.

Aired: 11/24/15

Rating: NR

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