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From its earliest colonization, America has been the standard bearer of religious freedom. French Protestants fleeing religious persecution established a Huguenot colony at Fort Caroline (Florida) in 1564, followed by the Pilgrims and Puritans colonizing New England. Roger Williams founded Rhode Island in 1636, which rapidly became a haven for Quakers, Jews, and other “dissenters”Read more

I stood in the corner of the room—alone, except for the spirits of those brave and inspired men who had been there before. My eyes wondered from desk to desk, from chair to chair, until they settled on the armchair at the front of the room where George Washington sat for nearly three months. OnRead more