
Roger Williams Root (Classic)
The Atlas Obscura Podcast
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The Exile and Endurance of a Distinctive Rhode Island Figure
This chapter delves into the life of a pivotal figure in Rhode Island history who challenged the integration of church and state in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony. After being exiled for his beliefs and finding refuge with Native American tribes, he founded a new community that significantly influenced the landscape of religious and personal freedoms.
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