1631 - 1632 | Roger Williams arrives in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and begins advocating for religious freedom.
My Favorite Books on This Topic:
Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty by John M. Barry
Roger Williams: The Church and the State by Edmund Morgan by Edmund Morgan
Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England by William Cronon
*Map image from Rhode Island Boundaries by John H Cady.
To learn more about this episode and more go to The Story of Rhode Island website
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