Roger Williams | The Fight for Religious Freedom

In colonial America, Roger Williams challenged authority by advocating for religious freedom and the separation of church and government. After being banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony, he founded Rhode Island as a place built on greater religious tolerance. In this episode of Road to 250, discover how one man’s beliefs helped shape early ideas of liberty and freedom of conscience in America.

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